Hume's theory of causation [[electronic resource] ] : a quasi-realist interpretation / / Angela Coventry

• Autore: Coventry Angela Michelle
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (179 p.)
• Disciplina: 122.092
• Soggetto topico: Causation
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-162) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Causation 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 c
• Titolo autorizzato: Hume's theory of causation
• ISBN: 1-281-29492-6; 9786611294922; 1-84714-222-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450815103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Continuum studies in British philosophy.