@misc{Lexicon of Arguments, title = {Quotation from: Lexicon of Arguments – Concepts - Ed. Martin Schulz, 28 Mar 2024}, author = {Mayr,Ernst}, subject = {Causality}, note = {I 62 Causality/Mayr: most scientists assume that there is a historical and causal continuity for all phenomena in the material universe. I 101 Cause/Biology: It can be difficult or even impossible to pinpoint the exact cause in an interaction of complex systems. >Cause, >Effect, >Causal explanation, >Single-case causation. I 102 Strict causality can usually be identified by retrospectively looking at the option chosen at each step of the action chain. In retrospect, even randomly chosen components can be seen as causal. I 363ff Causality/Mayr: especially for animals strictly causal sequences can be proven! >Animals, >Behavior.}, note = { Mayr I Ernst Mayr This is Biology, Cambridge/MA 1997 German Edition: Das ist Biologie Heidelberg 1998 }, file = {http://philosophy-science-humanities-controversies.com/listview-details.php?id=445304} url = {http://philosophy-science-humanities-controversies.com/listview-details.php?id=445304} }