Περιγραφή
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. Contributors include J.L Mackie, Michael Scriven, Jaegwon Kim, G.E.M. Anscombe, G.H. von Wright, C.J. Ducasse, Wesley C. Salmon, David Lewis, Paul Horwich, Jonathan Bennett, Ernest Sosa, and Michael Tooley. (From the publisher) + Περιεχόμενα Introduction Causes and Conditions, J. L. Mackie Defects of the Necessary Conditional Analysis of Causation, Michael Scriven Causes and Events: Mackie on Causation, Jaegwon Kim Causality and Determination, G. E. M. Anscombe Causal Relations, Donald Davidson 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 +