Frisch, Mathias (2008) Causal Reasoning in Physics. In: [2008] Causation Workshop (Pittsburgh, PA; January 26, 2008).
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Abstract
In this paper I examine several neo-Russellian arguments for the claim that there is no room for an asymmetric notion of cause in mature physical theories. I argue that these arguments are unsuccessful and discuss an example where an asymmetric causal condition plays an important role in the derivation of a physical law.
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| Commentary on: | Norton, John D.(2006) Do the Causal Principles of Modern Physics Contradict Causal Anti-Fundamentalism? [Preprint] |
| Keywords: | causation, physics, dispersion relations, Russell |
| Subjects: | General Issues > Causation Specific Sciences > Physics > Fields and Particles Specific Sciences > Physics |
| Conferences and Volumes: | [2008] Causation Workshop (Pittsburgh, PA; January 26, 2008) |
| Depositing User: | Mathias Frisch |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Jan 2008 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2010 11:16 |
| Item ID: | 3820 |
| URI: | http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/3820 |
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