Causation and Determinism in Human Affairs
Knowledge and Inquiry · JC 2 · Knowledge in the Human Sciences and History · 2.º Período

Causation and Determinism in Human Affairs

Students analyze the concepts of causation, agency, and determinism within historical and social contexts. They debate the extent to which human actions are shaped by structural forces.

MOE Syllabus OutcomesSEAB H2 Knowledge and Inquiry (9751), The Construction of Knowledge: Explanation and Prediction in the Social SciencesSEAB H2 Knowledge and Inquiry (9751), The Construction of Knowledge: Human Agency and Determinism

About This Topic

Students analyze the concepts of causation, agency, and determinism within historical and social contexts. They debate the extent to which human actions are shaped by structural forces.

Key Questions

  1. How do we establish causation in history and social sciences?
  2. To what extent do individuals have agency in shaping historical events?
  3. Are human actions determined by their social environments?

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