Causation and Explanation - Couverture souple

Psillos, Stathis

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0773524681 ISBN 13 : 9780773524682

Editeur : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2003

Synopsis

In the section on laws of nature, Psillos considers both the regularity view of laws and laws as relations among universals as well as alternative approaches to laws. In the final section on explanation he examines in detail the issues arising from deductive-nomological explanation and statistical explanation before considering the explanation of laws and the metaphysics of explanation. Accessible to students of all levels the author provides an excellent introduction to one of the most enduring problems of philosophy.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0773524681
• ISBN 13: 9780773524682
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
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• Personne responsable: non disponible