Causation and Persistence: A Theory of Causation

by Douglas Ehring

Overview

Ehring shows the inadequacy of received theories of causation, and, introducing conceptual devices of his own, provides a wholly new account of causation as the persistence over time of individual properties, or "tropes."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195355345
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/06/1997
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Lexile:	1360L (what's this?)
File size:	332 KB

About the Author

Southern Methodist University

Editorial Reviews

Focusing on the singularist, rather than the generalist, component of causation, asserts that causes and effects are tied together by more than spatial-temporal relations. Offers an account of causal influence that stresses the persistence of individual properties or tropes, and argues that a proper account must begin with a full appreciation of the transitivity of the causal relation. The theory bucks recent trends by seeking a reductionist account of causation. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

"Ehring's new book is the single most significant advance in the philosophical debate about the nature of causality in the last decade or more. It not only faces the most serious problems—like causal preemption and the direction of causation—it moves towards creative and persuasive solutions to them. It will have an appeal well beyond the narrow specialist."—Alexander Rosenberg, University of Georgia

"A high-quality philosophical work on a topic of central importance."—David Papineau, Kings College, London

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