书名: Causation and Laws of Nature (Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy)
作者: Max Kistler (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 1 edition (October 17, 2006)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415398592
ISBN-13: 978-0415398596
Book Description
Causation is important. It is, as Hume said, the cement of the universe, and lies at the heart of our conceptual structure. Causation is one of the most fundamental tools we have for organizing our apprehension of the external world and ourselves. But philosophers' disagreement about the correct interpretation of causation is as limitless as their agreement about its importance. The history of attempts to elucidate the nature of this concept and to situate it with respect to other fundamental concepts is almost as long as the history of philosophy itself.
In this first English translation of Causalité et lois de la nature Max Kistler seeks to reconstruct 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. It 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.
About the Author
Max Kistler is Maıˆtre de conferences, in the Department of Philosophy at the Universite Paris X-Nanterre, France and member of Institut Jean Nicod, Paris.
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作者: Max Kistler (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 1 edition (October 17, 2006)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415398592
ISBN-13: 978-0415398596
Book Description
Causation is important. It is, as Hume said, the cement of the universe, and lies at the heart of our conceptual structure. Causation is one of the most fundamental tools we have for organizing our apprehension of the external world and ourselves. But philosophers' disagreement about the correct interpretation of causation is as limitless as their agreement about its importance. The history of attempts to elucidate the nature of this concept and to situate it with respect to other fundamental concepts is almost as long as the history of philosophy itself.
In this first English translation of Causalité et lois de la nature Max Kistler seeks to reconstruct 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. It 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.
About the Author
Max Kistler is Maıˆtre de conferences, in the Department of Philosophy at the Universite Paris X-Nanterre, France and member of Institut Jean Nicod, Paris.
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