ABSTRACT

This is the first English translation of Causalite´ et Lois de La Nature, and is an important contribution to the theory of causation. Max Kistler reconstructs a unified concept of causation that is general enough to adequately deal with both elementary physical processes, and the macroscopic level of phenomena we encounter in everyday life.

This book will be of great interest to philosophers of science and metaphysics, and also to students and scholars of philosophy of mind where concepts of causation and law play a prominent role.

chapter |8 pages

Introduction

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What is a causal relation?

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chapter 2|24 pages

Laws of nature and universal generalizations

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Consequences

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chapter 7|25 pages

Causal responsibility and its applications

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