Ducheyne, Steffen (2006) Galileo’s Interventionist Notion of “Cause”. [Preprint]

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Abstract

In this essay, I shall take up the theme of Galileo’s notion of cause, which has already received considerable attention. I shall argue that the participants in the debate as it stands have overlooked a striking and essential feature of Galileo’s notion of cause. Galileo not only reformed natural philosophy, he also – as I shall defend – introduced a new notion of causality and integrated it in his scientific practice (hence, this new notion also has its methodological repercussions). Galileo’s conception of causality went hand in hand with his methodology. It is my claim that Galileo was trying to construct a new scientifically useful notion of causality. This new notion of causality is an interventionist notion.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Ducheyne, Steffen
Keywords:	Galileo, causation, interventionism, controlled experimentation, "scientia activa", James Woodward
Subjects:	General Issues > Causation General Issues > History of Science Case Studies
Depositing User:	Steffen Ducheyne
Date Deposited:	02 Jan 2006
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2010 15:13
Item ID:	2580
Subjects:	General Issues > Causation General Issues > History of Science Case Studies
Date:	August 2006
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/2580

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