causation
31causation — Причинность …
32causation — cau•sa•tion [[t]kɔˈzeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act or fact of causing 2) the relation of cause to effect; causality 3) anything that produces an effect; cause • Etymology: 1640–50; < ML cau•sa′tion•al, adj …
33causation — /kɔˈzeɪʃən / (say kaw zayshuhn) noun 1. the action of causing or producing. 2. the relation of cause to effect. 3. anything that produces an effect; a cause …
34causation — What is it for one thing to cause another thing to be a certain way, or for one event to cause another event to obtain? Much philosophical ink has been spilt on this question. For Christian philosophers the debate becomes particularly… …
35causation — The fact of being the cause of something produced or of happening. The act by which an effect is produced. An important doctrine in fields of negligence and criminal law …
36causation — The fact of being the cause of something produced or of happening. The act by which an effect is produced. An important doctrine in fields of negligence and criminal law …
37Law of universal causation — Causation Cau*sa tion, n. The act of causing; also the act or agency by which an effect is produced. [1913 Webster] The kind of causation by which vision is produced. Whewell. [1913 Webster] {Law of universal causation}, the theoretical or… …
38Correlation does not imply causation — (related to ignoring a common cause and questionable cause) is a phrase used in science and statistics to emphasize that correlation between two variables does not automatically imply that one causes the other (though correlation is necessary for …
39Problem of mental causation — The problem of mental causation is a conceptual issue in the philosophy of mind. That problem, in short, is how to account for the common sense idea that intentional thoughts or intentional mental states are causes of intentional actions. The… …
40Proximate and ultimate causation — For the notion of proximate cause in law, see proximate cause. In philosophy a proximate cause is an event which is closest to, or immediately responsible for causing, some observed result. This exists in contrast to a higher level ultimate cause …
