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The Facts of Causation [[electronic resource]]
| The Facts of Causation [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Mellor D.H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
| Disciplina | 122 |
| Collana | International Library of Philosophy |
| Soggetto topico |
Causation
Speculative Philosophy Philosophy Philosophy & Religion |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-134-86034-X
1-280-33097-X 9786610330973 0-203-03107-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Deterministic causation; 1 Singular and general causation; 2 Two sorts of cause; 3 Causation's incomplete truth table; 4 Deterministic causation; 5 Causal conditionals; 6 Strict conditionals; 7 Closest-world conditionals; 2 The chances of effects; 1 Chances; 2 The chances of an effect; 3 Closest-world chances; 4 Chance, sufficiency and necessity; 3 Interpretations of probability; 1 Probability and necessity; 2 Credence; 3 Evidential probability; 4 Frequency; 4 Chance; 1 The conditions on chance
2 Frequencies and credences3 What chance is; 4 Chances and propensities; 5 Indeterministic causation; 1 Radioactivity; 2 Hidden variables; 3 The irrelevance of hidden variables; 4 The connotations of causation; 5 Evidence; 6 Explanation; 7 Conclusion; 6 Raising the chances of effects; 1 The limits of indeterminism; 2 Causes as evidence; 3 The evidence of our senses; 4 Explanation and inference; 5 Explanation and necessity; 7 Causes as means; 1 The means-end connotation; 2 Valuations and utilities; 3 Means and ends; 4 Means and mean utilities; 5 Causes as means to ends 6 The limitations of mean utility8 Degrees of effectiveness; 1 Connotations that come by degrees; 2 More or less evidence; 3 Better and worse explanations; 4 More or less useful means; 5 More or less effective causes; 6 Overdetermination; 7 Overdetermination and mental causation; 9 Factual causes and effects; 1 Iterated causation; 2 The initial case for facts; 3 The identity of facts; 4 The argument that causation links all facts or none; 5 How causation can link facts; 6 Facts and events; 10 Events; 1 Events and things; 2 The temporal parts of events; 3 The identity of events 4 Events and changes5 Davidson's argument for events; 6 Events for the sake of argument; 11 Particular causes and effects; 1 Causation and causal explanation; 2 Negative causes and effects; 3 Existential and particular causes and effects; 4 Facts first?; 12 Affecting particulars; 1 Causing and affecting; 2 Essential and inessential facts; 3 Identity criteria; 4 How particulars cause and affect each other; 5 Opaque causation; 6 Transparent causation; 7 Transparent and factual causation; 13 Causal relations; 1 The case for a relation of causation 2 Properties and relations, predicates and concepts3 Causation between particulars; 4 Facts and facta; 5 Facta as causes and effects; 6 The facta of causation; 14 Causal facta; 1 Propensities and properties; 2 Properties and laws; 3 The facta of propensity; 4 Causal structures; 5 The structure of causal facta; 15 Properties; 1 Universals; 2 Facta and laws; 3 Laws and law statements; 4 Laws and properties; 5 Nominalism; 6 Identifying properties; 7 Complex properties; 16 Laws; 1 Laws and particulars; 2 Properties and particulars; 3 Nomic relations; 4 Determinable universals 5 Nomic facta and nomic facts |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455184003321 |
Mellor D.H
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| Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The facts of causation [[electronic resource]]
| The facts of causation [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Mellor D.H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
| Disciplina | 122 |
| Collana | International Library of Philosophy |
| Soggetto topico |
Causation
Speculative Philosophy Philosophy Philosophy & Religion |
| ISBN |
1-134-86034-X
1-280-33097-X 9786610330973 0-203-03107-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Deterministic causation; 1 Singular and general causation; 2 Two sorts of cause; 3 Causation's incomplete truth table; 4 Deterministic causation; 5 Causal conditionals; 6 Strict conditionals; 7 Closest-world conditionals; 2 The chances of effects; 1 Chances; 2 The chances of an effect; 3 Closest-world chances; 4 Chance, sufficiency and necessity; 3 Interpretations of probability; 1 Probability and necessity; 2 Credence; 3 Evidential probability; 4 Frequency; 4 Chance; 1 The conditions on chance
2 Frequencies and credences3 What chance is; 4 Chances and propensities; 5 Indeterministic causation; 1 Radioactivity; 2 Hidden variables; 3 The irrelevance of hidden variables; 4 The connotations of causation; 5 Evidence; 6 Explanation; 7 Conclusion; 6 Raising the chances of effects; 1 The limits of indeterminism; 2 Causes as evidence; 3 The evidence of our senses; 4 Explanation and inference; 5 Explanation and necessity; 7 Causes as means; 1 The means-end connotation; 2 Valuations and utilities; 3 Means and ends; 4 Means and mean utilities; 5 Causes as means to ends 6 The limitations of mean utility8 Degrees of effectiveness; 1 Connotations that come by degrees; 2 More or less evidence; 3 Better and worse explanations; 4 More or less useful means; 5 More or less effective causes; 6 Overdetermination; 7 Overdetermination and mental causation; 9 Factual causes and effects; 1 Iterated causation; 2 The initial case for facts; 3 The identity of facts; 4 The argument that causation links all facts or none; 5 How causation can link facts; 6 Facts and events; 10 Events; 1 Events and things; 2 The temporal parts of events; 3 The identity of events 4 Events and changes5 Davidson's argument for events; 6 Events for the sake of argument; 11 Particular causes and effects; 1 Causation and causal explanation; 2 Negative causes and effects; 3 Existential and particular causes and effects; 4 Facts first?; 12 Affecting particulars; 1 Causing and affecting; 2 Essential and inessential facts; 3 Identity criteria; 4 How particulars cause and affect each other; 5 Opaque causation; 6 Transparent causation; 7 Transparent and factual causation; 13 Causal relations; 1 The case for a relation of causation 2 Properties and relations, predicates and concepts3 Causation between particulars; 4 Facts and facta; 5 Facta as causes and effects; 6 The facta of causation; 14 Causal facta; 1 Propensities and properties; 2 Properties and laws; 3 The facta of propensity; 4 Causal structures; 5 The structure of causal facta; 15 Properties; 1 Universals; 2 Facta and laws; 3 Laws and law statements; 4 Laws and properties; 5 Nominalism; 6 Identifying properties; 7 Complex properties; 16 Laws; 1 Laws and particulars; 2 Properties and particulars; 3 Nomic relations; 4 Determinable universals 5 Nomic facta and nomic facts |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779822703321 |
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Mellor D.H
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| Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The facts of causation [[electronic resource]]
| The facts of causation [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Mellor D.H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
| Disciplina | 122 |
| Collana | International Library of Philosophy |
| Soggetto topico |
Causation
Speculative Philosophy Philosophy Philosophy & Religion |
| ISBN |
1-134-86034-X
1-280-33097-X 9786610330973 0-203-03107-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Deterministic causation; 1 Singular and general causation; 2 Two sorts of cause; 3 Causation's incomplete truth table; 4 Deterministic causation; 5 Causal conditionals; 6 Strict conditionals; 7 Closest-world conditionals; 2 The chances of effects; 1 Chances; 2 The chances of an effect; 3 Closest-world chances; 4 Chance, sufficiency and necessity; 3 Interpretations of probability; 1 Probability and necessity; 2 Credence; 3 Evidential probability; 4 Frequency; 4 Chance; 1 The conditions on chance
2 Frequencies and credences3 What chance is; 4 Chances and propensities; 5 Indeterministic causation; 1 Radioactivity; 2 Hidden variables; 3 The irrelevance of hidden variables; 4 The connotations of causation; 5 Evidence; 6 Explanation; 7 Conclusion; 6 Raising the chances of effects; 1 The limits of indeterminism; 2 Causes as evidence; 3 The evidence of our senses; 4 Explanation and inference; 5 Explanation and necessity; 7 Causes as means; 1 The means-end connotation; 2 Valuations and utilities; 3 Means and ends; 4 Means and mean utilities; 5 Causes as means to ends 6 The limitations of mean utility8 Degrees of effectiveness; 1 Connotations that come by degrees; 2 More or less evidence; 3 Better and worse explanations; 4 More or less useful means; 5 More or less effective causes; 6 Overdetermination; 7 Overdetermination and mental causation; 9 Factual causes and effects; 1 Iterated causation; 2 The initial case for facts; 3 The identity of facts; 4 The argument that causation links all facts or none; 5 How causation can link facts; 6 Facts and events; 10 Events; 1 Events and things; 2 The temporal parts of events; 3 The identity of events 4 Events and changes5 Davidson's argument for events; 6 Events for the sake of argument; 11 Particular causes and effects; 1 Causation and causal explanation; 2 Negative causes and effects; 3 Existential and particular causes and effects; 4 Facts first?; 12 Affecting particulars; 1 Causing and affecting; 2 Essential and inessential facts; 3 Identity criteria; 4 How particulars cause and affect each other; 5 Opaque causation; 6 Transparent causation; 7 Transparent and factual causation; 13 Causal relations; 1 The case for a relation of causation 2 Properties and relations, predicates and concepts3 Causation between particulars; 4 Facts and facta; 5 Facta as causes and effects; 6 The facta of causation; 14 Causal facta; 1 Propensities and properties; 2 Properties and laws; 3 The facta of propensity; 4 Causal structures; 5 The structure of causal facta; 15 Properties; 1 Universals; 2 Facta and laws; 3 Laws and law statements; 4 Laws and properties; 5 Nominalism; 6 Identifying properties; 7 Complex properties; 16 Laws; 1 Laws and particulars; 2 Properties and particulars; 3 Nomic relations; 4 Determinable universals 5 Nomic facta and nomic facts |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814310103321 |
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Mellor D.H
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| Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Real Time II [[electronic resource]]
| Real Time II [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Mellor D.H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (161 p.) |
| Disciplina | 115 |
| Collana | International Library of Philosophy |
| Soggetto topico | Time |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-134-86027-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Past, present and future; Truths and truthmakers; Tokens and times; The presence of experience; Time and space; Thinking in time; McTaggart's proof; Change; Events, facts and causation; Causation and time; The direction of time; The linearity of time |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458662803321 |
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Mellor D.H
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| Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Real Time II
| Real Time II |
| Autore | Mellor D.H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (161 p.) |
| Disciplina | 115 |
| Collana | International Library of Philosophy |
| Soggetto topico | Time |
| ISBN |
0-203-30267-2
1-280-33721-4 0-203-07064-X 1-134-86026-9 1-134-86027-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Past, present and future; Truths and truthmakers; Tokens and times; The presence of experience; Time and space; Thinking in time; McTaggart's proof; Change; Events, facts and causation; Causation and time; The direction of time; The linearity of time |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784504703321 |
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Mellor D.H
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| Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Real Time II
| Real Time II |
| Autore | Mellor D.H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (161 p.) |
| Disciplina | 115 |
| Collana | International Library of Philosophy |
| Soggetto topico | Time |
| ISBN |
0-203-30267-2
1-280-33721-4 0-203-07064-X 1-134-86026-9 1-134-86027-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Past, present and future; Truths and truthmakers; Tokens and times; The presence of experience; Time and space; Thinking in time; McTaggart's proof; Change; Events, facts and causation; Causation and time; The direction of time; The linearity of time |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823688203321 |
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Mellor D.H
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| Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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