formal causality

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• Causality — (but not causation) denotes a necessary relationship between one event (called cause) and another event (called effect) which is the direct consequence (result) of the first. [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Causality x=35 y=25 Random… …   Wikipedia

• Formal and material principles of theology — Formal principle and material principle are two categories in Christian theology to identify and distinguish the authoritative source of theology (formal principle) from the theology itself, especially the central doctrine of that theology… …   Wikipedia

• causality —    ; cause (sabab, ‘illa)    Islamic theology generally employs a weak conception of causality. According to the traditional model, a thing’s cause is simply the occasion (sabab, i.e. ‘channel’ or ‘intermediary’) for its existence – that which… …   Islamic philosophy dictionary

• Formal fallacy — In philosophy, a formal fallacy or a logical fallacy is a pattern of reasoning which is always wrong. This is due to a flaw in the structure of the argument which renders the argument invalid. A formal fallacy is contrasted with an informal… …   Wikipedia

• causality — [[t]kɔːzæ̱lɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT Causality is the relationship of cause and effect. [FORMAL] An explanation of an earthquake is a description of the chain of causality that produces it …   English dictionary

• causality — cau|sal|i|ty [ko:ˈzælıti US ko: ] n [U] formal the relationship between a cause and the effect that it has …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• causality — cau|sal|i|ty [ kɔ zæləti ] noun uncount FORMAL a relationship in which one thing causes another …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• causality — noun (U) formal the relationship between a cause and the effect that it has …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• causality —    This word (from the Latin causa, meaning cause or reason ) refers to the relationship of cause and effect, or of one event or phenomenon to another. Aristotelianism speaks of four causes: material cause (the stuff from which an object is made) …   Glossary of theological terms

• Hegel’s logic and philosophy of mind — Willem deVries LOGIC AND MIND IN HEGEL’S PHILOSOPHY Hegel is above all a systematic philosopher. Awe inspiring in its scope, his philosophy left no subject untouched. Logic provides the central, unifying framework as well as the general… …   History of philosophy

• Marshall McLuhan — McLuhan redirects here. For the son of Marshall McLuhan, see Eric McLuhan. Marshall McLuhan Marshall McLuhan in the early 1970s Born July 21, 1911(1911 07 21) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada …   Wikipedia