Philosophy Glossary Definition (English)
Ceteris Paribus Defined
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"other things being equal," or "other things happening normally," as in the following dialogue:
Henry: Careful! You almost dropped the vase. If you dropped it, it would shatter, and Mom would kill us.
Lola: It might not have shattered. Maybe a gust of wind would have blown the pillow off the couch just as I dropped it, and it would have landed on the pillow.
Henry: You know what I mean. If you had dropped the vase, then, if things had otherwise happened normally, the vase would have hit the ground and shattered."
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