Causation : an alternative

Spohn, Wolfgang

Causation : an alternative

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2006

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British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 2006, 57(1), pp. 93-119

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The paper builds on the basically Humean general idea that A is a cause of B iff A and B both occur, A precedes B, and A raises the metaphysical or epistemic status of B given the obtaining circumstances. It argues that in pursuit of a theory of deterministic causation this 'status raising' is best explicated not in regularity or counterfactual terms, but in terms of ranking functions. On this basis, it constructs a rigorous theory of deterministic causation that successfully deals with cases of overdetermination and preemption. It finally indicates how the account's profound epistemic relativization induced by ranking theory can be undone.

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100 Philosophie

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SPOHN, Wolfgang, 2006. Causation : an alternative. In: British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 2006, 57(1), pp. 93-119

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  year={2006},
  title={Causation : an alternative},
  number={1},
  volume={57},
  journal={British Journal for the Philosophy of Science},
  pages={93--119},
  author={Spohn, Wolfgang}
}

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