也谈内外因关系

Further Exploration on the Relationship between Internal and External Causes

内因和外因的关系可以表述为系统与环境的关系。内因是事物变化的根据 ,但由于内因的复杂性特别是事物质的多方面性 ,相应决定了事物变化的多方向性 ;外因是事物变化的条件并通过内因起作用 ,但它不仅可以加速或延缓事物或“内因”变化的过程 ,还可能使事物或“内因”在某个方向的变化进程中断 。

The relationship between internal and external causes can be expressed as that of system and environment. Internal cause is the fundamental factor to cause things to change, yet owing to the complexity of internal cause, it decides the multidirections of such change; External cause is the precondition of thing's change and works through the internal cause, yet it can not only accelerate or retard the progress of change but also make it suspend during the change of one certain direction, especially during the multidirected change, decide the thing to develop towards one direction but not other ones.