Causal Overdetermination And Contextualism (springerbriefs In Philosophy)
by Esteban Céspedes /
2016 / English / PDF
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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.
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.
These chapters enable readers to quickly absorb different
perspectives on overdetermination and important theories of
causation, therefore it is a work that will have a broad
appeal.
These chapters enable readers to quickly absorb different
perspectives on overdetermination and important theories of
causation, therefore it is a work that will have a broad
appeal.
