ABSTRACT

This cutting edge collection of new and previously published articles by philosophers and social scientists addresses just what it means to invoke causal mechanisms, or powers, in the context of offering a causal explanation. A unique collection, it offers the reader various disciplinary and inter-disciplinary divides, helping to stake out a new, neo-Aristotelian position within contemporary debate.

part |2 pages

Part I: Key formulations

chapter 1|13 pages

Critical realism and substance

chapter 2|19 pages

Causality and substance

chapter 3|11 pages

Essence and accident

chapter 5|17 pages

Powers and dispositions