Definition of causal agency Causal agency
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What does causal agency mean?
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| causal agency - any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results | ||
| causal agent, cause | ||
| physical entity an entity that has physical existence | ||
| mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism | ||
| agent an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents" | ||
| nature the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others" | ||
| supernatural, occult supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn't believe in the supernatural" | ||
| theurgy white magic performed with the help of beneficent spirits (as formerly practiced by Neoplatonists) | ||
| first cause, prime mover, primum mobile an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause; "God is the first cause" | ||
| destiny, fate an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future | ||
| catalyst something that causes an important event to happen; "the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country" | ||
| deus ex machina any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an insoluble difficulty | ||
| manipulator, operator a person who handles things manually | ||
| power, force possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade" | ||
| life principle, vital principle a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed | ||
| engine motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work | ||
| cause of death, killer the causal agent resulting in death; "heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States" | ||
| danger a dangerous place; "He moved out of danger" | ||
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causal agency
Any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results.
