A powerful particulars view of causation / R.D. Ingthorsson.
This book critically examines the recent discussions of powers and powers-based accounts of causation. The author then develops an original view of powers-based causation that aims to be compatible with the theories and findings of natural science. Recently, there has been a dramatic revival of real...
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| Language: | English |
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Routledge,
2021.
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| Edition: | 1st. |
| Series: | Routledge studies in metaphysics.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Powers Based vs. Neo-Humean Approaches
- 3. Causal Realism
- 4. Causal Production
- 5. Causal Necessity
- 6. Constitution and Persistence
- 7. Substance and Process
- 8. Powers
- 9. A Critique of Counterfactual Theories of Causation
- 10. The Contrast to Competing Views