A01=Stathis Psillos
Accidental Generalization
Author_Stathis Psillos
Category=QD
Category=QDTK
conjunction
constant
Constant Conjunction
Counterfactual Dependence
Counterfactual Suppositions
deductive
Deductive Nomological Explanation
DN Argument
DN Model
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
Explanatory Dependence
Fruit Bowl
genuine
Kitcher's Account
Kitcher’s Account
Lawlike Sentence
Lawlike Statements
laws
MRL
Natural Kind Predicates
Necessitating Relation
Nomic Expectability
Nomic Necessitation
Nomological Machine
non-causal
Non-causal Facts
Non-causal Terms
Salmon's Theory
Salmon’s Theory
singular
Singular Causal Statements
SR Model
statements
system
terms
Uninstantiated Laws
Valid Deductive Argument
Product details
- ISBN 9781902683423
- Weight: 590g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 30 Nov 2002
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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What is the nature of causation? How is causation linked with explanation? And can there be an adequate theory of explanation? These questions and many others are addressed in this unified and rigorous examination of the philosophical problems surrounding causation, laws and explanation. Part 1 of this book explores Hume's views on causation, theories of singular causation, and counterfactual and mechanistic approaches. Part 2 considers the regularity view of laws and laws as relations among universals, as well as recent alternative approaches to laws. Part 3 examines the issues arising from deductive-nomological explanation, statistical explanation, the explanation of laws and the metaphysics of explanation. Accessible to readers of all levels, this book provides an excellent introduction to one of the most enduring problems of philosophy.
Stathis Psillos is Associate Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy and History of Science at the University of Athens.
