LEADER 02958oam 2200673I 450 001 9910459496003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-317-48976-4 010 $a1-317-48977-2 010 $a1-315-71071-4 010 $a1-282-92132-0 010 $a9786612921322 010 $a1-84465-331-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315710716 035 $a(CKB)2670000000059157 035 $a(EBL)1900099 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000672688 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11428935 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000672688 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10635448 035 $a(PQKB)10135560 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1900099 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1900099 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10455536 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL292132 035 $a(OCoLC)898771116 035 $a(OCoLC)958110018 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000059157 100 $a20180706e20142002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCausation and explanation /$fStathis Psillos 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon :$cRoutledge,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (337 p.) 225 1 $aCentral problems of philosophy 300 $aFirst published 2002 by Acumen. 311 $a1-902683-41-2 311 $a1-902683-42-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; I Causation; 1 Hume on causation; 2 Regularities and singular causation; 3 Causation and counterfactuals; 4 Causation and mechanism; II Laws of nature; 5 The regularity view of laws; 6 Laws as relations among universals; 7 Alternative approaches to laws; III Explanation; 8 Deductive-nomological explanation; 9 Statistical explanation; 10 Explanation of laws; 11 The metaphysics of explanation; Notes; References; Index 330 $aWhat is the nature of causation? How is causation linked with explanation? And can there be an adequate theory of explanation? These questions and many others are addressed in this unified and rigorous examination of the philosophical problems surrounding causation, laws and explanation. Part 1 of this book explores Hume's views on causation, theories of singular causation, and counterfactual and mechanistic approaches. Part 2 considers the regularity view of laws and laws as relations among universals, as well as recent alternative approaches to laws. Part 3 examines the issues arising from d 410 0$aCentral problems of philosophy. 606 $aCausation 606 $aExplanation 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCausation. 615 0$aExplanation. 676 $a122 700 $aPsillos$b Stathis$f1965-,$0937710 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459496003321 996 $aCausation and explanation$92112383 997 $aUNINA