vera causan.

Brit.

/ˌvɛːrə ˈkaʊzə/, U.S.

/ˌvɛrə ˈkaʊzə/

Etymology: Latin, lit. ‘real cause’.

Philosophy.

A true cause which brings about an effect as a minimum independent agency.

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the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > scholasticism > [noun] > causes

material cause1393

final cause1587

vera causa1831

teleocracy1882

whyness1896

1687 I. Newton Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica: De Mundi Systemate iii. 402 Causas rerum naturalium non plures admitti debere, quam quæ & vera [sic] sint & earum Phænomenis explicandis sufficiunt.]

1831 J. F. W. Herschel Prelim. Disc. ii. vi. 144 To such causes Newton has applied the term veræ causæ; that is, causes recognized as having a real existence in nature, and not being mere hypotheses or figments of the mind.

1865 J. S. Mill Exam. Hamilton's Philos. xxiv. 469 By verae causae Newton meant agencies the existence of which was otherwise authenticated.

1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. I. ii. 67 Inhibition is a vera causa, of that there can be no doubt.

1927 B. Russell Anal. Matter ii. 19 In Newton, ‘force’ plays a great part, and there seems no doubt that he regarded it as a vera causa.

1942 R. G. Collingwood New Leviathan xxxiii. 279 Stupidity, I reply, is not a vera causa. If he thought that, I want to know why; and to say ‘because he was stupid’ is not an answer.

1977 Brit. Jrnl. Hist. Sci. 10 238 Darwin's commitment to the vera causa—or ‘true cause’—principle.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

Occasionally used in English, esp. in the phrases causa causans a causing cause, i.e. a primary or original cause; causa causata a caused cause, a secondary or intermediate cause; vera causa a true or real cause.

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the world > existence and causation > causation > [noun] > agent or person who causes

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authora1382

workerc1384

causerc1386

begetterc1390

causac1420

workera1425

upraiserc1440

inspirerc1450

procurer1451

occasioner?c1452

procurator1486

purchaser1548

authorera1556

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effector1586

effecter1591

authoress1592

effectress1601

effectrix1611

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bringer1866

the world > existence and causation > causation > [noun] > primary or first cause

First Cause1393

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movera1550

impulsive causea1575

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first mobile1645

causa causans1659

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prime mover1795

leader1805

the world > existence and causation > causation > [noun] > subsidiary or contributory cause

by-grounda1603

occasion1605

by-cause1631

generant1635

concurrency1636

under-cause1645

causa causata1659

concurrent1667

occasional cause1728

condition1817

factor1851

c1420 Chron. Vilod. 428 For he was causa of his brotheris deythe.

1659 J. Rushworth Hist. Coll. 461 Among the Logicians there are two causes; there is Causa causans, and Causa Causata. The Causa causans..is not the Warrant from the Lords of the Council, for that is Causa causata.

单词	vera causa
释义	vera causan. Brit. /ˌvɛːrə ˈkaʊzə/, U.S. /ˌvɛrə ˈkaʊzə/ Etymology: Latin, lit. ‘real cause’. Philosophy. A true cause which brings about an effect as a minimum independent agency. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > scholasticism > [noun] > causes material cause1393 final cause1587 vera causa1831 teleocracy1882 whyness1896 1687 I. Newton Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica: De Mundi Systemate iii. 402 Causas rerum naturalium non plures admitti debere, quam quæ & vera [sic] sint & earum Phænomenis explicandis sufficiunt.] 1831 J. F. W. Herschel Prelim. Disc. ii. vi. 144 To such causes Newton has applied the term veræ causæ; that is, causes recognized as having a real existence in nature, and not being mere hypotheses or figments of the mind. 1865 J. S. Mill Exam. Hamilton's Philos. xxiv. 469 By verae causae Newton meant agencies the existence of which was otherwise authenticated. 1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. I. ii. 67 Inhibition is a vera causa, of that there can be no doubt. 1927 B. Russell Anal. Matter ii. 19 In Newton, ‘force’ plays a great part, and there seems no doubt that he regarded it as a vera causa. 1942 R. G. Collingwood New Leviathan xxxiii. 279 Stupidity, I reply, is not a vera causa. If he thought that, I want to know why; and to say ‘because he was stupid’ is not an answer. 1977 Brit. Jrnl. Hist. Sci. 10 238 Darwin's commitment to the vera causa—or ‘true cause’—principle. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). > as lemmas vera causa Occasionally used in English, esp. in the phrases causa causans a causing cause, i.e. a primary or original cause; causa causata a caused cause, a secondary or intermediate cause; vera causa a true or real cause. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > [noun] > agent or person who causes causec1374 authora1382 workerc1384 causerc1386 begetterc1390 causac1420 workera1425 upraiserc1440 inspirerc1450 procurer1451 occasioner?c1452 procurator1486 purchaser1548 authorera1556 wielder1570 agent1571 effector1586 effecter1591 authoress1592 effectress1601 effectrix1611 performer1616 inducera1631 causeress1631 causatrix1649 father-in-law1650 pregnatress1651 matter1686 energizer1804 establisher1812 bringer1866 the world > existence and causation > causation > [noun] > primary or first cause First Cause1393 primum mobile1548 movera1550 impulsive causea1575 primus motor1579 beginning1587 first mobile1645 causa causans1659 first mover1711 prime mover1795 leader1805 the world > existence and causation > causation > [noun] > subsidiary or contributory cause by-grounda1603 occasion1605 by-cause1631 generant1635 concurrency1636 under-cause1645 causa causata1659 concurrent1667 occasional cause1728 condition1817 factor1851 c1420 Chron. Vilod. 428 For he was causa of his brotheris deythe. 1659 J. Rushworth Hist. Coll. 461 Among the Logicians there are two causes; there is Causa causans, and Causa Causata. The Causa causans..is not the Warrant from the Lords of the Council, for that is Causa causata. extracted from causan. < n.1831 as lemmas
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