Definition of occasionalism in English:
occasionalism
noun əˈkeɪʒ(ə)n(ə)lɪz(ə)məˈkeɪʒənlˌɪzəm
mass nounPhilosophy The doctrine ascribing the connection between mental and bodily events to the continuing intervention of God.
Example sentencesExamples
- Edwards' mental phenomenalism is a natural extension of his occasionalism and views on substance.
- Cordemoy was one of the first, if not the first, to argue that Cartesian metaphysics leads to occasionalism.
- Plastic nature enables Cudworth to account for the providential ordering of the universe without falling into the trap of occasionalism.
- Throughout Letters, Norris defends his occasionalism against Astell's critiques.
Definition of occasionalism in US English:
occasionalism
nounəˈkāZHənlˌizəməˈkeɪʒənlˌɪzəm
Philosophy The doctrine ascribing the connection between mental and bodily events to the continuing intervention of God.
Example sentencesExamples
- Throughout Letters, Norris defends his occasionalism against Astell's critiques.
- Edwards' mental phenomenalism is a natural extension of his occasionalism and views on substance.
- Cordemoy was one of the first, if not the first, to argue that Cartesian metaphysics leads to occasionalism.
- Plastic nature enables Cudworth to account for the providential ordering of the universe without falling into the trap of occasionalism.