Getting causes from powers [electronic resource] /
by Mumford, Stephen; Anjum, Rani Lill.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 254 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780191731952 (ebook) :.Subject(s): CausationOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Causation is everywhere in the world: it features in every science and technology. But how much do we understand it? Here the authors develop a new theory of causation based on an ontology of real powers or dispositions. They provide the first detailed outline of a thoroughly dispositional approach, and explore its surprising features.
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Causation is everywhere in the world: it features in every science and technology. But how much do we understand it? Here the authors develop a new theory of causation based on an ontology of real powers or dispositions. They provide the first detailed outline of a thoroughly dispositional approach, and explore its surprising features.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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