es to describe how some people believe that the entire universe wascreated in a moment of spontaneity. He begins to define what occurrences are due to chanceand those that are due to spontaneity. He says that chance cannot be the cause of things thatcome to be due to necessity. He concludes that chance and intelligent reflection are similar. Heends with the statement that things that come to pass by chance or spontaneity are not causedby necessary or normal reasons, but they do come to pass for the sake of something.Aristotle begins part six by describing the relationship between spontaneity andchance. He tells us that things that result from chance are from spontaneity, but those fromspontaneity are not always due to chance. He explains the three characteristics of things thatcome to pass due to spontaneity. These occurrences are for the sake of something, do not occurfor the end result, and are caused by some external force. He tells us that intelligence andnature both come before chance and spontaneity.Aristotle then explains that there are four causes, and describes which ones account formatter and which ones account for motion. He also explains how Nature belongs in the classof cause that works for the sake of something. He speaks of necessity through examples of rainand teeth. He explains that these do not occur due to coincidence, but for a reason. Intelligentaction also works toward a reason. He uses the example of art to explain how artificialproducts are made for a reason and so are natural products. Aristotle tells how mistakes canoccur in art and in nature. He mentions that seed must have come before the mature animal. Im not sure where he came out with that (how that ties in). He concludes that nature is acause that moves toward a certain purpose.Because he spoke of necessity in his description of chance and spontaneity, he takes amoment to explain the concept of necessity. He uses an example of a house. ...
