causa sui

Noun

Meaning

causa sui

(philosophy) Something that is generated within itself, or assigns itself a purpose.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Man must not only make himself: the weightiest thing he has to do is to determine what he is going to be. He is causa sui to the second power. José Ortega y Gasset

Close letter words and terms

Cauquenes cauri causa causability causable causal