Northcott, Robert
(2008)
Causation and contrast classes.
Philosophical Studies, 139 (1).
pp. 111-123.
ISSN 0031-8116
Abstract
I argue that causation is a contrastive relation: c-rather-than-C* causes e-rather-than-E*, where C* and E* are contrast classes associated respectively with actual events c and e. I explain why this is an improvement on the traditional binary view, and develop a detailed definition. It turns out that causation is only well defined in ‘uniform’ cases, where either all or none of the members of C* are related appropriately to members of E*.
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Published Article or Volume
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| Creators: |
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| Keywords: |
causation; causal judgment; contrast classes; context; uniformity |
| Subjects: |
General Issues > Causation |
| Depositing User: |
Dr Robert Northcott
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| Date Deposited: |
29 Nov 2018 17:10 |
| Last Modified: |
29 Nov 2018 17:10 |
| Item ID: |
15399 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Philosophical Studies |
| Publisher: |
Springer (Springer Science+Business Media B.V.) |
| Subjects: |
General Issues > Causation |
| Date: |
May 2008 |
| Page Range: |
pp. 111-123 |
| Volume: |
139 |
| Number: |
1 |
| ISSN: |
0031-8116 |
| URI: |
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/15399 |
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