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Are There Non-Causal Explanations (of Particular Events)?

Skow, Brdford (2013) Are There Non-Causal Explanations (of Particular Events)? [Preprint]

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Abstract

Philosophers have proposed many alleged examples of non-causal explana- tions of particular events. I discuss several well-known examples and argue that they fail to be non-causal.


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Item Type: Preprint
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Skow, Brdfordbskow@mit.edu
Keywords: Explanation. Causation.
Subjects: General Issues > Explanation
Depositing User: Bradford Skow
Date Deposited: 26 Jan 2013 13:20
Last Modified: 26 Jan 2013 13:20
Item ID: 9546
Subjects: General Issues > Explanation
Date: 25 January 2013
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9546

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