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Occasionalism Summary
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OCCASIONALISM. [This entry deals specifically with Islamic occasionalism.] The adjective occasional, as applied to causes or events, is used by medieval European theologians such as Thomas Aquinas to mean an "indirect cause which determines any...
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Occasionalism : Philosophy Terms
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. Doctrine that things or events are caused only by God, never by other things or events. God uses apparent causes as occasions (hence called occasional causes) for creating their apparent effects. Associated especially with Malebranche and others of...
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Occasionalism is a philosophical theory about causation which says that created substances cannot be efficient causes of events. Instead, all events are taken to be caused directly by God Himself. (A related theory, which has been called 'occasional...


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Furniture-Today
Occasional.
04/07/2008: 564 words, approx. 2 pages
Staff ULTIMATE ACCENTS IHFC H-545 This hand-painted round lamp table by Ultimate Accents features a tropical fish design and retails for $199. CHINTALY IMPORTS Plaza Suites 2-435, 535 The No. 6671 curio features a triangular shape with...
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Occasional
08/25/2001: 459 words, approx. 2 pages
Occasional, mild spankings OK for kids, study says Other findings report children benefit from no corporal punishment at all By MARGIE MASON Associated Press Saturday, August 25, 2001 San Francisco -- Occasional, mild spankings of young children are OK...
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The New York Observer
Chien-Ming Wang, Occasional Ace
8/31/2007: 646 words, approx. 2 pages
Chien-Ming Wang has won 35 games for the Yankees since the start of the 2006 season. He rebounded from his recent struggles with a strong effort Thursday, allowing just one hit in a win over the Red Sox. But for a pitcher the Yankees are...
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The New York Observer
The Pirro Press
8/12/2005: 273 words, approx. 1 pages
Enough actual coverage of the Senate race. Time for some quick coverage of the coverage. In an ordinary campaign, there might be some benefit to the wave of bad news that's washed around Jeanine Pirro on her first week. A bad press conference is never...
 


 

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