Getting causes from powers
Causation is everywhere in the world: it features in every science and technology. But how much do we understand it? Here the authors develop a new theory of causation based on an ontology of real powers or dispositions. They provide the first detailed outline of a thoroughly dispositional approach,...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Other Authors: | |
Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Oxford
Oxford University Press
2011, 2011
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | |
Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Causation is everywhere in the world: it features in every science and technology. But how much do we understand it? Here the authors develop a new theory of causation based on an ontology of real powers or dispositions. They provide the first detailed outline of a thoroughly dispositional approach, and explore its surprising features |
---|---|
Physical Description: | xvi, 254 p. ill |
ISBN: | 9780191731952 0191731951 |