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ADEQUATE CAUSATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-11-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Philosophy (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- adequate causation
1, record 1, English, adequate%20causation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
According to Spinoza, to act [agere] is to produce and effect of which the thing acting is the adequate cause, i.e., a cause through which the effect can be understood without reference to anything else. In other words, action is adequate causation. 1, record 1, English, - adequate%20causation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Philosophie (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- causalité adéquate
1, record 1, French, causalit%C3%A9%20ad%C3%A9quate
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[ ... ] Spinoza nous invite à distinguer entre divers régimes de causalité : adéquate ou inadéquate. Ce dont il s'agit dans la prudence politique, c'est de construire un corps commun, qui soit comme celui d'un individu capable de causalité adéquate. 2, record 1, French, - causalit%C3%A9%20ad%C3%A9quate
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-11-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Health Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- adequate causation
1, record 2, English, adequate%20causation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the theory of adequate causation imports some considerations of probability [ ... ] 2, record 2, English, - adequate%20causation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Droit de la santé
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- causalité adéquate
1, record 2, French, causalit%C3%A9%20ad%C3%A9quate
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La causalité adéquate correspond à ou aux événements ayant un rapport logique, direct ou immédiat avec l'origine du préjudice subi. 2, record 2, French, - causalit%C3%A9%20ad%C3%A9quate
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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