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causalism

causalism noun: the doctrine that actions have a direct cause, especially that people's actions are caused by their mental state at the time.

Noun

causalism (countable and uncountable, plural causalisms)

  1. The doctrine that actions have a direct cause, especially that people's actions are caused by their mental state at the time.
    • 11 Since Donald Davidson’s “Actions, Reasons, and Causes” ( 1963 ), causalism about action explanations has been widely accepted (and perennially contested).2007 March 6, Andrew Sneddon, “The depths and shallows of psychological externalism”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 138, number 3, →DOI

Forms of causalism

pluralcausalisms

Origin of causalism

From causal + -ism.

Words formed from causalism

Questions about causalism

What does causalism mean?
Causalism means the doctrine that actions have a direct cause, especially that people's actions are caused by their mental state at the time.
What part of speech is causalism?
Causalism is a noun.
What is the plural of causalism?
The plural of causalism is causalisms.

Words near causalism in the dictionary

  1. causal-final
  2. causalgia
  3. causalgias
  4. causalgic
  5. causalgiform
  6. causalism
  7. causalisms
  8. causalist
  9. causalists
  10. causalities
  11. causality

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