Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
260
Language
English
Published
Jun 24, 1993
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10
0198750935
ISBN-13
9780198750932
Description
This volume presents a selection of the most influential recent discussions of the crucial metaphysical What is it for one event to cause another? The subject of causation bears on many topics, such as time, explanation, mental states, the laws of nature, and the philosophy of science. Contributors include J.L Mackie, Michael Scriven, Jaegwon Kim, G.E.M. Anscombe, G.H. von Wright, C.J. Ducasse, Wesley C. Salmon, David Lewis, Paul Horwich, Jonathan Bennett, Ernest Sosa, and Michael Tooley.
Genres
Philosophy
Nature