Causation and Its Basis in Fundamental Physics
New York: Oxford University Press (2013)
Abstract
I provide a comprehensive metaphysics of causation based on the idea that fundamentally things are governed by the laws of physics, and that derivatively difference-making can be assessed in terms of what fundamental laws of physics imply for hypothesized events. Highlights include a general philosophical methodology, the fundamental/derivative distinction, and my mature account of causal asymmetry.Author's Profile
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QC6.4.C3.K88 2013
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9780199936205 019993620X 9780199367757
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The Law of Non-Contradiction as a Metaphysical Principle.Tuomas E. Tahko - 2009 - Australasian Journal of Logic 7:32-47.