Have my own idea, yet will judge the "best" answer myself. Comments are welcome. . . .
2007-01-03 02:46:00 · 6 answers · asked by jlbackstop 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Tracey -- The wording/spelling is totally correct. I copied this directly from a book (won't say which one right now). So who's mistaken?!
2007-01-03 02:55:23 · update #1
Kära "AskAsk!" Then the author I have in question made that "typo!" Men Tack så mycket for ditt svar!
2007-01-03 03:02:33 · update #2
You had a little typo - It should be "Causa causae est causa causati". "The cause of the cause is the cause of the effect" (literally: "...is the cause of the thing caused"). I think it is Thomas ab Aquino. At least it is in his writings, but I don't know if he was the one who coined it.
2007-01-03 02:54:28 · answer #1 · answered by AskAsk 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ask Ask is correct. That is a well-known Latin proverb, and your author definitely has a typo if you copied it correctly. If you do an internet search on it (causa causae spelling, use quotes), you will find that it is used a lot in legal situations, and it is used in other languages as well. Both Spanish and Italian websites are quoting this phrase. Paraphrased, it means: a cause more remote than the immediate one is the actual cause of the effect. Similar to the nursery rhyme in which the kingdom was lost not due to the battle being lost, but for the want of a horseshoe nail.
2007-01-03 10:01:43 · answer #2 · answered by Jeannie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cosa causa est causa causati
thats the actual line not causa causea
2007-01-03 02:49:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The purpose of the case is the result which is contemplated.
In other words, you bring a case to court to achieve a certain result.
causae, not causea.
2007-01-03 03:03:20 · answer #4 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
every action has a reaction
2007-01-03 03:17:28 · answer #5 · answered by Elaine814 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Things that cause things cause other things to cause things" :-)
2007-01-03 02:52:48 · answer #6 · answered by DevilInBristol 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋