Explanation in Action Theory and Historiography

Causal and Teleological Approaches

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

AvGunnar Schumann,Germany) Schumann, Gunnar (FernUniversitat in Hagen

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Is the appropriate form of human action explanation causal or rather teleological? While this is a central question in analytic philosophy of action, it also has implications for questions about the differences between methods of explanation in the sciences on the one hand and in the humanities and the social sciences on the other. Additionally, this question bears on the problem of the appropriate form of explanations of past human actions, and therefore it is prominently discussed by analytic philosophers of historiography. This volume brings together causalists and anti-causalists to address enduring philosophical questions at the heart of this debate, as well as their implications for the practice of historiography. Part I considers the quarrel between causalism and anti-causalism in recent developments in the philosophy of action. Part II presents papers by causalists and anti-causalists that are more narrowly focused on the philosophy of historiography.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2021-09-30
Mått152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt381 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieRoutledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy
Antal sidor284
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781032177953

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1. IntroductionGunnar SchumannPart I: Causal vs. Teleological Explanation of Action2. Causalism: On Action Explanation and Causal DevianceAlfred Mele3. Why and How? Teleological and Causal Concepts in Action ExplanationGeorge F. Schueler4. Rationalizing Principles and Causal ExplanationGuido Löhrer and Scott R. Sehon5. On an Imaginary Dialogue Between a Causalist and an Anti-causalist Giuseppina D’Oro6. Reasons, Causes, Desires, and DispositionsSeverin Schroeder7. Objectivism and Causalism about Reasons for ActionHans-Johann Glock and Eva Schmidt8. Are Reasons Like Shampoo?Constanine SandisPart II: Causal vs. Teleological Explanation in Historiography9. Counterfactual Causality and Historical ExplanationsDoris Gerber10. Beyond Causalism and AcausalismHarold Kincaid11. Two Methods in HistoryThomas Keutner12. An Anti-causal Theory of Action as Basis for Historical Explanations. A SketchGunnar Schumann13. Meanings and Mechanisms: An Actor-centered Approach to Historical ExplanationDaniel Little14. The Origins of Historiographic CausationAviezer Tucker