Getting causes from powers
Mumford, Stephen.
Getting causes from powers [electronic resource] / Stephen Mumford and Rani Lill Anjum. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (xvi, 254 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780191731952 (ebook) : No price
Causation.
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Getting causes from powers [electronic resource] / Stephen Mumford and Rani Lill Anjum. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (xvi, 254 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780191731952 (ebook) : No price
Causation.
BD541
122