Causal overdetermination and contextualism / Esteban Céspedes.
Cespedes, Esteban, author.
2016
BD541
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Title Causal overdetermination and contextualism / Esteban Céspedes.
Author Cespedes, Esteban, author.
ISBN 9783319338019 (electronic book)
3319338013 (electronic book)
9783319338002
Published Switzerland : Springer Nature, [2016]
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xii, 86 pages)
Call Number BD541
Dewey Decimal Classification 122
Summary "This work explains how different theories of causation confront causal overdetermination. Chapters clarify the problem of overdetermination and explore its fundamental aspects. It is argued that a theory of causation can account for our intuitions in overdetermination cases only by accepting that the adequacy of our claims about causation depends on the context in which they are evaluated.The author proposes arguments for causal contextualism and provides insight which is valuable for resolution of the problem"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed June 20, 2016).
Series SpringerBriefs in philosophy.
Available in Other Form Causal Overdetermination and Contextualism
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The Counterfactual Account of Causation
2. The Ranking-Theoretic Account of Causation
3. The Probabilistic Account of Causation
4. Causal Processes
5. Explanatory Exclusion and the Context of Explanation
6. Conclusions and Final Remarks.

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