Raatikainen, Panu (2009) Causation, Exclusion, and the Special Sciences. In: UNSPECIFIED.

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The issue of downward causation (and mental causation in particular), and the exclusion problem is discussed by taking into account some recent advances in the philosophy of science. The problem is viewed from the perspective of the new interventionist theory of causation developed by Woodward. It is argued that from this viewpoint, a higher-level (e.g., mental) state can sometimes truly be causally relevant, and moreover, that the underlying physical state which realizes it may fail to be such.

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Raatikainen, Panu
Keywords:	downward causation, causal exclusion, mental causation, interventionist theory of causation
Subjects:	General Issues > Reductionism/Holism
Depositing User:	Panu Raatikainen
Date Deposited:	15 Mar 2009
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2010 15:17
Item ID:	4521
Subjects:	General Issues > Reductionism/Holism
Date:	2009
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/4521

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