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Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-01-26 - Publisher: Routledge

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This book critically examines the recent discussions of powers and powers-based accounts of causation. The author then develops an original view of powers-based
Mental Causation and Ontology
Language: en
Pages: 281
Authors: S. C. Gibb
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-03-21 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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This book demonstrates the importance of ontology for a central debate in philosophy of mind. Mental causation seems an obvious aspect of the world. But it is h
Causation and Responsibility
Language: en
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Authors: Michael S. Moore
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-07-15 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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The concept of causation is fundamental to ascribing moral and legal responsibility for events. Yet the relationship between causation and responsibility remain
Action and Existence
Language: en
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Authors: J. Swindal
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Since the pioneering work of Donald Davidson on action, many philosophers have taken critical stances on his causal account. This book criticizes Davidson's eve
The Book of Why
Language: en
Pages: 432
Authors: Judea Pearl
Categories: Computers
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A Turing Award-winning computer scientist and statistician shows how understanding causality has revolutionized science and will revolutionize artificial intell