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Ens Causa Sui” is a curious expression meaning, as you said, 'Something generated within itself'. Typically, however, this expression is used within a more philosophical context and means something closer to “You are your own cause.”
- What is en sui causa in philosophy?
- What does ENS causa sui mean?
- What is causa sui God?
- Who described substance as causa sui?
What is en sui causa in philosophy?
iː]; transl. cause of itself, self-caused) is a Latin term that denotes something that is generated within itself. Used in relation to the purpose that objects can assign to themselves, the concept was central to the works of Baruch Spinoza, Sigmund Freud, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Ernest Becker.
What does ENS causa sui mean?
The coins feature the Latin phrases “ENS CAUSA SUI,” which means “You are your own causes,” and “EX UNITAE VIRES,” which means “Out of unity comes strength.” They are also imprinted with “MMI,” inferring the coins were “minted” in 2001.
What is causa sui God?
Quick Reference. The (problematic) property possessed only by God, of being his own cause, i.e. independent of any other ground, yet containing within himself a sufficient explanation of his own being. See also cosmological argument, ontological argument, perseity.
Who described substance as causa sui?
<Commenting on the following phrase in Causa sui—This concept was central to the works of Spinoza.>
