Single Idea 3892

[catalogued under 16. Persons / F. Free Will / 6. Determinism / a. Determinism]

Full Idea

To say that every event has a cause is one thing; to say that every event is determined by its cause is quite another thing.

Clarification

E.g. rain caused the cancellation of the match

Gist of Idea

Every event having a cause, and every event being determined by its cause, are not the same

Source

Roger Scruton (Modern Philosophy:introduction and survey [1994], 17.1)

Book Reference

Scruton,Roger: 'Modern Philosophy: introduction and survey' [Sinclair-Stevenson 1994], p.228