A Partial Theory of Actual Causation
| Abstract | One part of the true theory of actual causation is a set of conditions responsible for eliminating all of the non-causes of an effect that can be discerned at the level of counterfactual structure. I defend a proposal for this part of the theory. | |||||||||
| Keywords | Causation Causal Models Actual Causation Token Causation Structural Equations Switching Trumping Counterfactual Theories of Causation Singular Causation Regularity Theories of Causation | |||||||||
| Categories | ||||||||||
| Options |
|
|||||||||
Download options| PhilPapers Archive |
Upload a copy of this paper Check publisher's policy on self-archival Papers currently archived: 5,631 |
| External links |
  Try with proxy. |
| Through your library | Only published papers are available at libraries |
Similar books and articlesMichael Baumgartner (forthcoming). A Regularity Theoretic Approach to Actual Causation. Erkenntnis:1-25.
Richard Otte (1987). Indeterminism, Counterfactuals, and Causation. Philosophy of Science 54 (1):45-62.
Wolfgang Spohn (2001). Deterministic Causation. In Wolfgang Spohn, Marion Ledwig & Michael Esfeld (eds.), Current Issues in Causation. Mentis.
Christopher Hitchcock & Joshua Knobe (2009). Cause and Norm. Journal of Philosophy 106 (11):587-612.
Christian Jakob (2006). Hitchcock's (2001) Treatment of Singular and General Causation. Minds and Machines 16 (3).
Peter Menzies, Counterfactual Theories of Causation. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Francis Longworth (2006). Causation, Pluralism and Responsibility. Philosophica 77.
Lei Zhong (2012). Counterfactuals, Regularity and the Autonomy Approach. Analysis 72 (1):75-85.
Christopher Hitchcock (forthcoming). What is the 'Cause' in Causal Decision Theory? Erkenntnis:1-18.
Dwayne Moore (forthcoming). Counterfactuals, Autonomy and Downward Causation: Reply to Zhong. Philosophia:1-9.
Phil Dowe (2009). Absences, Possible Causation, and the Problem of Non-Locality. The Monist 92 (1):23-40.
Lei Zhong (2011). Can Counterfactuals Solve the Exclusion Problem? Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 83 (1):129-147.
Helen Beebee (2003). Seeing Causing. Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 103 (3):257-280.
Analytics
Monthly downloads |
Added to index2011-10-14Total downloads66 ( #13,578 of 548,973 )Recent downloads (6 months)7 ( #10,273 of 548,973 )How can I increase my downloads? |
My notes
Discussion
