作者: Wolfgang Spohn
DOI: 10.1093/BJPS/AXI151
关键词: Overdetermination 、 Metaphysics 、 Ranking 、 Determinism 、 Epistemology 、 Philosophy 、 Raising (linguistics) 、 Counterfactual thinking 、 Probabilistic causation 、 Causation 、 History and philosophy of science 、 History
摘要: The paper builds on the basically Humean general idea that A is a cause of B iff and both occur, precedes B, raises metaphysical or epis- temic status given obtaining circumstances. It argues in pursuit theory deterministic causation this 'status raising' best explicated not regu- larity counterfactual terms, but terms ranking functions. On basis, it constructs rigorous successfully deals with cases overdetermination preemption. finally indicates how account's profound epistemic relativization induced by can be undone.