Causation and laws of nature / / Max Kistler

• Autore: Kistler Max
• Pubblicazione: 2006; London : , : Routledge, , 2017; ©2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 p.)
• Disciplina: 122
• Soggetto topico: Causation; Philosophy of nature
• Classificazione: 5,1; CC 3200
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Half-Title; Series Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. What is a causal relation?; 2. Laws of nature and universal generalizations; 3. Applicability conditions and the concept of ""strict law""; 4. Consequences; 5. The nomological theory of causation and causal responsibility; 6. Efficacious properties and the instantiation of laws; 7. Causal responsibility and its applications; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This is the first English translation of Causalite ́ et Lois de La Nature, and is an important contribution to the theory of causation. Max Kistler reconstructs a unified concept of causation that is general enough to adequately deal with both elementary physical processes, and the macroscopic level of phenomena we encounter in everyday life.This book will be of great interest to philosophers of science and metaphysics, and also to students and scholars of philosophy of mind where concepts of causation and law play a prominent role.
• Titolo autorizzato: Causation and laws of nature
• ISBN: 9786610553013; 9781134150670; 1134150679; 9781134150687; 1134150687; 9781280553011; 1280553014; 9780203966228; 0203966228
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910765846403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy ; ; 2.