Causal Mechanisms and the Philosophy of Causation |
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Authors: | Ruth Groff |
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Institution: | , St. Louis, United States |
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Abstract: | Lack of clarity about underlying philosophical commitments leads to lack of clarity at other levels of analysis. Here I show that the literature on so‐called “causal mechanisms” is rife with conceptual problems, stemming from insufficient rigor with respect to the metaphysics of causation. |
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Keywords: | causation causal powers causal mechanisms critical realism |
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