Getting Causes from Powers

Getting Causes from Powers
Author: Stephen Mumford
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2011-09-29
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 019969561X


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Causation is everywhere in the world: it features in every science and technology. But how much do we understand it? Here, the authors develop a new theory of causation based on an ontology of real powers or dispositions. They provide the first detailed outline of a thoroughly dispositional approach, and explore its surprising features.


Getting Causes from Powers
Language: en
Pages: 271
Authors: Stephen Mumford
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-09-29 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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