02589nam 2200589 a 450 991078471630332120230828233428.01-281-29492-697866112949221-84714-222-2(CKB)1000000000405783(EBL)436346(OCoLC)290596007(SSID)ssj0000175235(PQKBManifestationID)11163811(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000175235(PQKBWorkID)10190206(PQKB)11150851(MiAaPQ)EBC436346(Au-PeEL)EBL436346(CaPaEBR)ebr10224771(CaONFJC)MIL129492(OCoLC)893333975(EXLCZ)99100000000040578320060920d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHume's theory of causation[electronic resource] a quasi-realist interpretation /Angela CoventryLondon ;New York Continuumc20061 online resource (179 p.)Continuum studies in British philosophyDescription based upon print version of record.0-8264-2666-2 0-8264-8635-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-162) and index.Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Realism and Anti-Realism; 3 Quasi-Realism: An Intermediate Alternative; 4 Hume's Theory of Causation; 5 The Intermediate Interpretation Applied to Hume's Theory of Causation; Bibliography; IndexCausation has always been a central topic in the history of philosophy. Many theories causation have been advanced, but not one has approached anything like general acceptance. Yet the concept of causation is prevalent in many areas of contemporary philosophy: there are the causal theories of language, of action, of personal identity, of knowledge, of perception, of scientific explanation, and of reference. If causation is doing all this philosophical work, it seems essential to strive for an intelligible account of what a 'cause' actually is. One obvious place to start is Hume's analysis of cContinuum studies in British philosophy.CausationCausation.122.092Coventry Angela Michelle1549915MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784716303321Hume's theory of causation3858625UNINA