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| Title | : | Causation (Oxford Readings in Philosophy) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.52 (968 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0198750943 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-01 |
| Language | : | English |
Aaron said A Good Introduction to Current Analytic views of Causation. Causation is a anthology that looks at various views of causation. The work is complex but a very worthwhile read. It contains not just presentations of theories of causations through articles but also articles arguing against them. The work deals with recent theories of causation such as David Lewis's counterfactual model, Salmon's Probability Causation and some of the side issues such as determinism and reductionism. It does not have much about energy views of causation or strong reductionistic views of causation. The work is still a good work and highly accessible. The choice of articles is well thoug. Impressive Collection A bunch of papers on what causation may be. All of them still worth reading or on the edge of philosophical debate. The quickest head start available on the topic.Well, I liked least the articles of the editors, but that may be subjective
"ExcellentOne of the best anthologies on causation."--Joseph G. Copi, University of Hawaii at Manoa"A brilliant collection which will define the field of study in causation for the next decade, maybe even longer."--Bernard Baumrin, City University of New York Graduate School. Moore, Amherst College"A very well-edited and carefully selected group of papers. They are important papers and we are fortunate to have this collection to assign to our students."--Irving M
He is the author of Abortion and Infanticide (Oxford, 1983) and Causation: A Realist Approach (Oxford, 1987).. Ernest Sosa is the Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University.Michael Tooley is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder
This volume presents a selection of the most influential recent discussions of the crucial metaphysical question: 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 philosophy of science. Ducasse, Wesley C. Anscombe, G.H. Salmon, David Lewis, Paul Horwich, Jonathan Bennett, Ernest Sosa, and Michael Tooley.. von Wright, C.J. Contributors include J.L Mackie, Michael Scriven, Jaegwon Kim, G.E.M
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