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    If mechanism is causally incomplete without an additional unifying principle, then substantial forms (or their functional equivalents) remain explanatorily necessary within the system.

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    Causally incomplete(as used in metaphysics and philosophy of science)
    Unable to fully explain why things happen or how effects are produced using only the tools or principles you have available.
    Explanatorily necessary(as used in epistemology and philosophy of science)
    Something that you actually need to include in your explanation for it to make complete sense; you can't leave it out without leaving gaps.
    Functional equivalents(as used in philosophy of mind and metaphysics)
    Things that aren't exactly the same as the original but do the same job or serve the same purpose in a system.
    Substantial forms(Burley's ontology)
    Universal forms that disclose the natures of primary substances.
    mechanism(Nineteenth-century scientific worldview that challenged interactionist dualism)

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    The scientific and philosophical view that the physical world is causally closed and that all events are explicable solely in terms of physical laws
    unifying principle(describes what holds a composite together)
    A single rule, force, or idea that ties different things together and makes them work as one whole instead of separate pieces.

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