Causationist
adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who believes in a first cause.
"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 ."
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to causationism.
"However , the inability to incorporate such a view of " the good " into a Causationist analysis of morality is not a problem for Causationism."
- 2 Pertaining to a belief that something (violent behavior, neurosis, etc) is caused by specific social conditions (violent media, poor parenting, etc).
"That ecological trend adhered to causationist arguments."
Example
More examples"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 ."
Etymology
From causation + -ist.
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