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Publisher:
Acumen Publishing
Online publication date:
February 2013
Print publication year:
2002
Online ISBN:
9781844653317
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/UPO9781844653317
Subjects:
Epistemology and Metaphysics, Philosophy
Series:
Central Problems of Philosophy
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Book description

What is the nature of causation? How is causation linked with explanation? 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 the 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, the book provides an excellent introduction to one of the most enduring problems of philosophy.

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"There is no better introduction to the issues than this, and it will certainly become a standard course text and reference work. Psillos is to be congratulated for writing an excellent book."

Source: Metascience

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