Causation: An Alternative

作者: Wolfgang Spohn

DOI: 10.1093/BJPS/AXI151

关键词: OverdeterminationMetaphysicsRankingDeterminismEpistemologyPhilosophyRaising (linguistics)Counterfactual thinkingProbabilistic causationCausationHistory and philosophy of scienceHistory

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.

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