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9780415097796

The Facts of Causation

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415097796

  • ISBN10:

    0415097797

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1995-07-27
  • Publisher: Routledge

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The Facts of Causationgrapples with one of philosophy's most enduring issues. Causation is central to all of our lives. What we see and hear causes us to believe certain facts about the world. We need that information to know how to act and how to cause the effects we desire. D. H. Mellor, a leading scholar in the philosophy of science and metaphysics, offers a comprehensive theory of causation. Many questions about causation remain unsettled. In science, the indeterminism of modern physics and genetics have made such questions considerably harder for philosophers to answer. While progress has been made, a complete account of the nature and cosequences of causation is long overdue. This major study provides that account.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. xi
Introductionp. 1
Deterministic Causationp. 6
The Chances of Effectsp. 21
Interpretations of Probabilityp. 31
Chancep. 44
Indeterministic Causationp. 52
Raising the Chances of Effectsp. 67
Causes as Meansp. 79
Degrees of Effectivenessp. 93
Factual Causes and Effectsp. 106
Eventsp. 121
Particular Causes and Effectsp. 130
Affecting Particularsp. 140
Causal Relationsp. 156
Causal Factap. 170
Propertiesp. 185
Lawsp. 200
Timep. 219
Bibliographyp. 244
Indexp. 249
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