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What does occasionalism mean?

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  1. (philosophy) A metaphysical doctrine that holds that all events are occasioned (caused) by God himself
  2. (linguistics) A nonce word.
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We end this section with the observation that Malebranche's views on motion and rest just discussed seems to be at odds with one of his global arguments for occasionalism, in particular, the CCC argument.
Many, alarmed at the consequences which occasionalism would seem to involve, have embraced an opposite scheme.
It results from the occasionalism attributed by Dewey to the thinking process.
Plastic nature enables Cudworth to account for the providential ordering of the universe without falling into the trap of occasionalism.
Kant's early writings subscribe to an interactionist cosmology opposed to both Leibniz's pre-established harmony and Malebranche's occasionalism.
Throughout Letters, Norris defends his occasionalism against Astell's critiques.

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