A cause or principle that opposes or counteracts another cause, especially in philosophical or legal discussions of causation.
From counter- (opposite) + cause (reason or origin). A philosophical term used in logic and metaphysics discussions.
Medieval philosophers debated countercauses endlessly—if God is all-powerful, can human free will be a countercause to divine will? This question shaped religious philosophy for centuries.
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