Beebee, H orcid.org/0000-0001-7650-3622 (2015) Causes and Laws: Philosophical Aspects. In: International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences. Elsevier , pp. 266-273. ISBN 978-0-08-097087-5
Abstract
The questions 'what makes it the case that one event causes another?' and 'what makes it the case that something is a law of nature?' are highly controversial ones for which, among contemporary philosophers, there is no answer that can claim orthodoxy. This article sketches some of the most influential theories of causation and lawhood.
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Item Type: | Book Section |
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Keywords: | Accidental regularity, Causation, Ceteris paribus laws, Counterfactuals, Determinism, Difference making, Disposition, Hume, David, Law of nature, Mechanism, Necessary connection, Probability, |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) > School of Philosophy (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 02 Aug 2023 12:14 |
Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 12:14 |
Published Version: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.63007-6 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:183987 |
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