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causalism

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolcausalismo
Françaiscausalisme
4 more languages
Italianocausalismo
Nederlandscausalisme
Portuguêsnacionalitismo

Examples

“11 Since Donald Davidson’s “Actions, Reasons, and Causes” ( 1963 ), causalism about action explanations has been widely accepted (and perennially contested).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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