Meaning

(philosophy) One who believes in a first cause..

Definitions by Sense

1. (philosophy) One who believes in a first cause.
2. Pertaining to causationism.
3. Pertaining to a belief that something (violent behavior, neurosis, etc) is caused by specific social conditions (violent media, poor parenting, etc).

Example Sentences

That which is "morally good (correct, right)" will have the same meaning, in most cases, for the Causationist ( or Determinist ) as it does for the Libertarian or Compatibilist .

As a "causationist," Emerson believes that there is "not a weak or cracked link in the chain that joins the first and last of things," and he defines "causality," therefore, as "strict connexion between every pulse-beat and the principle of being" ("Power,", CW 6:29).

However , the inability to incorporate such a view of " the good " into a Causationist analysis of morality is not a problem for Causationism.

Emerson's doctrine of the Soul, which the Divinity School Address opposes to that of the Church, is also causationist, since the soul " causes " and speaks to us in one language only " that of cause and effect " ( CW 2:37 , 168 ) .

That ecological trend adhered to causationist arguments.

The communication and social theorists Tom Grimes, James Anderson and Lori Bergen have named the core assertion of this science the "causationist hypothesis”; that is, that simply viewing, reading, or listening to violent media is sufficient to cause aggressive or violent attitudes or behaviors in media consumers, especially if they are children (2008).

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