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causal chain

causal chain In this historical usage, a causal chain is a connected sequence of events understood as producing one another.

In this historical usage, a causal chain is a connected sequence of events understood as producing one another. James uses the phrase for a single explanatory sequence that can include both bodily processes in the nervous system and mental events such as ideas or reminiscences.