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Causation

Häftad, Engelska, 1993

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This volume presents a selection of the most influential recent discussions of the crucial metaphysical questions: what is it for one event to cause another? The subject of causation bears on many topics, such as time, explanation, mental states, the laws of nature, and the philosphy of science.

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Utgivningsdatum1993-03-25
Mått135 x 203 x 16 mm
Vikt323 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieOxford Readings in Philosophy
Antal sidor262
FörlagOUP OXFORD
ISBN9780198750949

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Causes and conditions, J.L. Mackie; defects of the necessary condition analysis of causation, Michael Scriven; causes and events - Mackie on causation, Jaegwon Kim; causal relations, Donald Davidson; causality and determination, G.E.M. Anscombe; on the logic and epistemology of the causal relation, G.H. von Wright; on the nature and observability of the causal relation, C.J. Ducasse; probabilistic causality, Wesley C. Salmon; causality - production and propagation, Wesley C. Salmon; causation - reductionism versus realism, Michael Tooley; causation, David Lewis; causes and counterfactuals, Jaegwon kim; Lewis's program, Paul Horwich; event causation - the counterfactual analysis, Jonathan Bennett; varieties of causation, Ernest Sosa.