Final causality avoids infinite regress in explanation because once you understand the purpose of an action, you need not ask 'what caused the purpose?'—the purpose is the end-state and requires no further explanation.

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Unidentified Speaker — Dr. Darren Staloff, Aristotle's Metaphysical Views [8M8cedhT0qE]

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there's no infinite regress once you know the purpose of an action don't say well what caused the purpose there's no point to it that's the end state

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Dr. Darren Staloff, Aristotle's Metaphysical ViewsMichael Sugrue
Created: 8/10/2026, 11:17:26 PM

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