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mechanical causality
mechanical causality Mechanical causality is the kind of cause-and-effect explanation used for nature or the world of observable phenomena.
Mechanical causality is the kind of cause-and-effect explanation used for nature or the world of observable phenomena. In this historical usage, it means explaining events by regular natural processes rather than by miraculous or supernatural agency, often in contrast with explanations based on purposes or ends.