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Causality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2009

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The image of nature as causality has been a major theme of science and poetry. It has been a symbol of hope and fear, of progress and futility. Yet its meaning has seldom been clear. Prior to any statement about the relation of causality to physical nature, life, and mind, its meaning should be established. I shall therefore first define causality, and I shall then discuss its applicability to nature.

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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Philosophy 1934

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