Esfeld, Michael (2010) Causal overdetermination for Humeans? [Preprint]
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Abstract
The paper argues against systematic overdetermination being an acceptable solution to the problem of mental causation within a Humean counterfactual theory of causation. The truth-makers of the counterfactuals in question include laws of nature, and there are laws that support physical to physical counterfactuals, but no laws in the same sense that support mental to physical counterfactuals.
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| Keywords: | counterfactuals, Humeanism, laws, mental causation, overdetermination |
| Subjects: | General Issues > Causation |
| Depositing User: | Michael Esfeld |
| Date Deposited: | 13 May 2010 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2010 11:19 |
| Item ID: | 5349 |
| URI: | http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/5349 |
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