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causal relations
Also known as: causal relationships
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Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org Dec 20, 2023 6 facts
claimAccording to dual-aspect monism, physics describes reality from the outside by detailing relations between things, such as causal and spatiotemporal relations, but it does not describe the intrinsic properties of the things themselves.
claimPanpsychists may argue that causal relations require causes and effects with intrinsic properties, and spatial structure requires entities with intrinsic properties to occupy space.
claimDavid Hume claimed that causal relations are unintelligible and mysterious because humans do not experience the power, energy, or other qualities that are ordinarily taken to characterize causal relations.
claimIt is difficult to explain how spatiotemporal and causal relations follow from their relata in the same manner as logical or similarity relations.
claimDual-aspect monism asserts that physics leaves a gap in the description of reality because it only describes the structure of reality, which consists of relations between things such as spatiotemporal, causal, mathematical, and logical relations.
claimImpure panpsychism posits that some physical relations, such as causal, spatiotemporal, or entanglement relations, are fundamental.
Evolutionary psychology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimAnimals evolved Pavlovian conditioning to solve problems involving causal relationships, which helps them cope with changing environmental conditions.
The Year of Neuro-Symbolic AI: How 2026 Makes Machines Actually ... cogentinfo.com Dec 30, 2025 1 fact
claimNeural networks learn correlations rather than logic, meaning they predict outcomes without understanding cause-and-effect relationships and often become unreliable when encountering unfamiliar scenarios.
Consciousness (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 ... plato.stanford.edu Jun 18, 2004 1 fact
claimGregg Rosenberg proposed an account of consciousness in 2004 that addresses the categorical basis of causal relations, arguing that relational-functional facts depend upon a categorical non-relational base.
Construction of intelligent decision support systems through ... - Nature nature.com Oct 10, 2025 1 fact
claimThe Multi-Level Explanation Synthesizer generates explanations at multiple abstraction levels, ranging from executive summaries to detailed technical explanations, with each level integrating factual evidence, causal relationships, and comparative analysis.