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The Illustrated Sutra of Cause and Effect. 8th century, Japan
Causality denotes a necessary relationship between one event (called cause) and another event (called effect) which is the direct consequence of the first.[1]While this informal understanding suffices in everyday use, the philosophical analysis of how best to characterize causality extends over millennia. In the Western philosophical tradition, discussion stretches back at least as far as Aristotle, and the topic remains a staple in contemporary philosophy journals. |
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