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** we can think of causality as a "chain" | ** we can think of causality as a "chain" | ||
=== Agency, catalysts & | === Agency, catalysts, triggers & constraints === | ||
* = things that contribute to, facilitate, or make or things happen (or not) | * = things that contribute to, facilitate, or make or things happen (or not) | ||
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* "agent" = someone who makes something happen, such as: | * "agent" = someone who makes something happen, such as: | ||
** "travel agents" make travel happen, "secret agents" make secrets/spying happen | ** "travel agents" make travel happen, "secret agents" make secrets/spying happen | ||
* see "human agency" below | |||
==== | ==== Catalyst ==== | ||
* similar to an agent but may not be deliberate | * similar to an agent but may not be deliberate | ||
** more like a condition that creates or facilitates change | ** more like a condition that creates or facilitates change | ||
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* not necessarily deliberate | * not necessarily deliberate | ||
** such as, the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand by Serbian nationalists triggered World War I" | ** such as, the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand by Serbian nationalists triggered World War I" | ||
==== Constraint ==== | |||
* whereas outcomes are shaped by agency, catalysts, and triggers, | |||
** constraints always exist and shape outcomes | |||
* "constraint" = | |||
** '''''con-''''' (with) '''+''' ''*'''strain''''' (bound, pulled together) | |||
** thus "with limits" | |||
=== Necessary v. sufficient causes === | === Necessary v. sufficient causes === | ||
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*** i.e., leaders of an inland country, say Mongolia, will not likely choose or be able to create a maritime empire | *** i.e., leaders of an inland country, say Mongolia, will not likely choose or be able to create a maritime empire | ||
**** instead, effective leadership did organize Mongolia into a land-based empire using existing structural elements of Mongolian geography, economy, and culture | **** instead, effective leadership did organize Mongolia into a land-based empire using existing structural elements of Mongolian geography, economy, and culture | ||
**** then, using that land-based power, the Mongols conquered China, established the Yuan Dynasty, and used Chinese structures and culture to build a maritime power. | |||
* see [[Leadership]] entry | * see [[Leadership]] entry | ||