Causation: The Basics explores questions about what causes are, and how we come to know them, describe them, and put them to use. The book begins with an introduction the history of philosophical thinking about causation, followed by a series of chapters introducing important contemporary accounts of causation.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Some Basic Questions about Causation
2. Thinking about Causation: A Selective History
3. Causes, Regularities, and Laws
4. Causation, Probability, and Chance
5. Causation and Counterfactuals
6. Models and Interventions
7. Causal Processes and Mechanisms
8. Causes, Purposes, and Agency
9. Finding Causes
10. Choosing Causes