selfcausation
Self-causation refers to the idea that an entity or event can be the cause of itself. In philosophy and related disciplines, it raises questions about the directionality and grounding of causal relations, which are typically understood as proceeding from earlier to later states. Self-causation is most often discussed in two forms: causal loops in time travel and metaphysical self-causes that are not temporally ordered.
In discussions of time travel, a causal loop occurs when A causes B and B, in turn,
In physics, some refer to self-interaction or self-force as a form of self-causation, where an entity influences
In philosophy, self-causation challenges standard accounts of contingency, grounding, and the principle that causes precede their