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occasionalism

occasionalism Occasionalism is the historical doctrine that mind and matter do not directly cause changes in each other; instead, when one changes, God produces the corresponding change in the other.

Occasionalism is the historical doctrine that mind and matter do not directly cause changes in each other; instead, when one changes, God produces the corresponding change in the other. In this view, each side is only the occasion for divine action rather than a true efficient cause of the other.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Occasionalism” (Occasionalism).
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