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Title
Causal overdetermination and contextualism / Esteban Céspedes.
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.
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.