law of causality; principle of cause and effect
A philosophical term referring to the principle that every event has a cause. Used in academic or formal contexts.
The law of causality is one of the fundamental premises of science.
哲学の授業で因果律について議論した。
We discussed the principle of causality in philosophy class.
Every event in this world follows the law of causality.
In the quantum world, there are cases where the law of causality does not hold.
Some philosophers take the position of denying the law of causality.