Bebb, J. and Beebee, H. orcid.org/0000-0001-7650-3622 (2024) Causal selection and egalitarianism. In: Knobe, J. and Nichols, S., (eds.) Oxford Studies in Experimental Philosophy. Oxford Studies in Experimental Philosophy, 5 . Oxford University Press , Oxford, UK , pp. 401-433. ISBN 9780198918875
Abstract
The chapter explores whether, or to what extent, recent work in experimental philosophy puts pressure on the idea that the concept of causation is ‘egalitarian’. Causal selection—where experimental subjects tend to rate the causal strength of (for example) a norm-violator more strongly than a non-norm-violator—is a well-established phenomenon, and is in prima facie tension with an egalitarian conception of causation; it also, indirectly, puts prima facie pressure on the idea that causation is a worldly phenomenon whose obtaining is independent of facts about norms. The chapter explores both the various psychological mechanisms and the broadly pragmatic approaches to explaining causal selection. It argues that the answer to the question whether or not the concept of causation is egalitarian is currently significantly empirically underdetermined, and suggests some avenues for further investigation.
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Keywords: | causation, concept of causation, causal selection, causal strength, normality, norms, experimental philosophy, pen vignette, causal models |
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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) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) EP/W01081X/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 31 Jul 2023 14:18 |
Last Modified: | 13 Aug 2024 08:42 |
Published Version: | https://academic.oup.com/book/57562/chapter/469102... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Series Name: | Oxford Studies in Experimental Philosophy |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/9780198918905.003.0016 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:201976 |
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