# Structural vs Contingent Causes * [[Tearing down great man theory is going after a straw man]] * [[Evolution+Trends v Great Man]] Whether something can be attributed to structural or contingent causes may be one of the [[Fundamental Tensions]] in the world. [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Structural+vs+Contingent+Causes) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Structural+vs+Contingent+Causes)