Causation: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	cause and effect • causality

Topics

Teleology Determinism Entelechy First cause final cause indeterminism proximate cause formal cause material cause efficient cause Identity Truth Substance existence of God Form Postmaterialism Logos A priori knowledge Free will Best of all possible worlds

Key People

David Hume

David Hume

Scottish philosopher