Causation: A Very Short Introduction

Stephen Mumford; Rani Lill Anjum

Causation: A Very Short Introduction

Stephen Mumford and Rani Lill Anjum

Abstract

Causation is the most fundamental connection in the universe. Without it, there would be no science or technology. There would be no moral responsibility either, as none of our thoughts would be connected with our actions and none of our actions with any consequences. Any intervention we make in the world around us is premised on there being causal connections that are, to a degree, predictable. It is causation that is at the basis of prediction and also explanation. Causation: A Very Short Introduction introduces the key theories of causation and also the surrounding debates and controversies.

Keywords: Aristotle, causation, constant conjunction, counterfactual, necessity, physicalism, pluralism, prediction, space, time

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Publisher:: Oxford University Press

Print Publication Date:: Nov 2013

Print ISBN-13:: 9780199684434

Published online:: Nov 2013

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199684434.001.0001

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Stephen Mumford, author Professor of Metaphysics at the Department of Philosophy, University of Nottingham
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Rani Lill Anjum, author Research Fellow in Philosophy, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB)
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Causation: A Very Short Introduction

Stephen Mumford and Rani Lill Anjum

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