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causationismnoun(philosophy) Belief in a first cause.
causationistnoun(philosophy) One who believes in a first cause.
causatenoun(philosophy) The effect of a cause.
functionalismnoun(architecture) A doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be reflected in its design and the materials used in its construction.
mechanismnoun(within a machine or machinery) Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.
determinismnoun(philosophy) The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.
interactionismnoun(sociology) The branch of sociology that studies interaction between individuals or groups
first causenoun(theology, philosophy, sometimes capitalized) An initial cause from which all other causes and effects follow.
synechologynounThe metaphysical doctrine of the connection of things by causation.
aetiologynoun(medicine, uncountable) The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.
reductivismnounExtreme simplification; reduction to a minimum; use of the fewest essentials
teleologismnoun(philosophy) The idea that whether an action is right or wrong is determined by its consequences.
cerebralismnoun(countable) Something cerebral.
occasionalismnoun(philosophy, uncountable) A metaphysical doctrine that holds that all events are occasioned (caused) by God.
physicalismnoun(philosophy) A philosophical position holding that everything which exists is no more extensive than its physical properties; that is, that there are no kinds of things other than physical things, which all are of logically procedural nature, based on fundamental laws at their deepest level of causality.
indexicalismnoun(philosophy) A philosophy of indexicality
causal ontologynounLanguage or other descriptive system which restricts that which can be described to that which can be.
associationismnoun(psychology) A theory that association (of experiences etc) is the basis of consciousness and mental activity
purposivismnoun(law) Synonym of purposive approach.
relationismnoun(philosophy) The doctrine that relations between things have a real existence.

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