Causation and Explanation (e-bog) af Psillos, Stathis
Psillos, Stathis (forfatter)

Causation and Explanation e-bog

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What is the nature of causation? How is causation linked with explanation? And can there be an adequate theory of explanation? These questions and many others are addressed in this unified and rigorous examination of the philosophical problems surrounding causation, laws and explanation. Part 1 of this book explores Hume's views on causation, theories of singular causation, and counterfactual a...
E-bog 329,95 DKK
Forfattere Psillos, Stathis (forfatter)
Forlag Routledge
Udgivet 18 december 2014
Længde 320 sider
Genrer HP
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781317489764
What is the nature of causation? How is causation linked with explanation? And can there be an adequate theory of explanation? These questions and many others are addressed in this unified and rigorous examination of the philosophical problems surrounding causation, laws and explanation. Part 1 of this book explores Hume's views on causation, theories of singular causation, and counterfactual and mechanistic approaches. Part 2 considers the regularity view of laws and laws as relations among universals, as well as recent alternative approaches to laws. Part 3 examines the issues arising from deductive-nomological explanation, statistical explanation, the explanation of laws and the metaphysics of explanation. Accessible to readers of all levels, this book provides an excellent introduction to one of the most enduring problems of philosophy.