A
chain of events is a number of
actionsIn philosophy, action has developed into a sub-field called philosophy of action. Action is what an agent can do.For example, throwing a ball is an instance of action; it involves an intention, a goal, and a bodily movement guided by the agent...
and their effects that are contiguous and linked together.
A
chain reactionA chain reaction is a sequence of reactions where a reactive product or by-product causes additional reactions to take place. In a chain reaction, positive feedback leads to a self-amplifying chain of events...
is a chain of events where one or more events in the chain causes additional reaction in an earlier stage of the chain. It results in a self-amplification of the chain of events.
Determinism is the
philosophicalPhilosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing these questions by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on reasoned...
propositionA proposition is a sentence expressing something true or false. In philosophy, particularly in logic, a proposition is identified ontologically as an idea, concept, or abstraction whose token instances are patterns of symbols, marks, sounds, or strings of words...
that every event, including human cognition and behaviour, decision and action, is
causallyCausality is the relationship between an event and a second event , where the second event is a direct consequence of the first....
determined by an unbroken
chain of events. With numerous historical debates, many varieties and philosophical positions on the subject of determinism exist from traditions throughout the world.
In
value theoryValue theory encompasses a range of approaches to understanding how, why, and to what degree humans should value things, whether the thing is a person, idea, object, or anything else. This investigation began in ancient philosophy, where it is called axiology or ethics. Early philosophical...
, it is the amount of cause and effects of the chain of events before generating
intrinsic valueIntrinsic value is an ethical and philosophic property. It is the ethical or philosophic value that an object has "in itself" or "for its own sake", as an intrinsic property...
that separates high and low grades of instrumental value.
The
chain of events duration is the time it takes to reach the terminal event.
A
chain of events is a number of
actionsIn philosophy, action has developed into a sub-field called philosophy of action. Action is what an agent can do.For example, throwing a ball is an instance of action; it involves an intention, a goal, and a bodily movement guided by the agent...
and their effects that are contiguous and linked together.
Chain reaction
A
chain reactionA chain reaction is a sequence of reactions where a reactive product or by-product causes additional reactions to take place. In a chain reaction, positive feedback leads to a self-amplifying chain of events...
is a chain of events where one or more events in the chain causes additional reaction in an earlier stage of the chain. It results in a self-amplification of the chain of events.
Determinism
Determinism is the
philosophicalPhilosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing these questions by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on reasoned...
propositionA proposition is a sentence expressing something true or false. In philosophy, particularly in logic, a proposition is identified ontologically as an idea, concept, or abstraction whose token instances are patterns of symbols, marks, sounds, or strings of words...
that every event, including human cognition and behaviour, decision and action, is
causallyCausality is the relationship between an event and a second event , where the second event is a direct consequence of the first....
determined by an unbroken
chain of events. With numerous historical debates, many varieties and philosophical positions on the subject of determinism exist from traditions throughout the world.
In value theory
In
value theoryValue theory encompasses a range of approaches to understanding how, why, and to what degree humans should value things, whether the thing is a person, idea, object, or anything else. This investigation began in ancient philosophy, where it is called axiology or ethics. Early philosophical...
, it is the amount of cause and effects of the chain of events before generating
intrinsic valueIntrinsic value is an ethical and philosophic property. It is the ethical or philosophic value that an object has "in itself" or "for its own sake", as an intrinsic property...
that separates high and low grades of instrumental value.
The
chain of events duration is the time it takes to reach the terminal event. In value theory this is generally the intrinsic value (also called terminal value). It is contrasted with ethic value duration, which is the time that an object has any value intensity.
Fabric of events
A
fabric of events is an expansion of the
chain of events, emphasizing that chains of events are intertwined with each other, as a
fabricA fabric is a textile material, and is short for "textile fabrication".Fabric may also refer to:*Fabric , the spatial and geometric configuration of elements within a rock*fabric , a nightclub in London, EnglandIn computing:...
.
In aviation
In
aviationAviation is the activity involving man-made air-borne flying devices , including the people, organizations, and regulatory bodies involved with them.- History :...
, a
chain of events, often called the
error chain, is a term specifically referring to the concept that many contributing factors typically lead to an
accidentAn aviation accident is roughly defined in the Convention on International Civil Aviation Annex 13 as an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and all such persons have disembarked, in...
, rather than one single event.