Overview
- Shows how the contextualist strategy may be applied to different theories of causation
- Proposes arguments for causal contextualism
- Overviews some of the most important theories of causation
- Treats different perspectives on overdetermination
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Philosophy (BRIEFSPHILOSOPH)
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These chapters enable readers to quickly absorb different perspectives on overdetermination and important theories of causation, therefore it is a work that will have a broad appeal.
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Book Title: Causal Overdetermination and Contextualism
Authors: Esteban Céspedes
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Philosophy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33801-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-33800-2Published: 09 June 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-33801-9Published: 02 June 2016
Series ISSN: 2211-4548
Series E-ISSN: 2211-4556
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 86
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations
Topics: Philosophy, general