This paper studies Francisco Suarez's defence of the possibility of causal overdetermination. I show that, according to Suarez, the main arguments against the possibility of causal overdetermination rely on (i) a flawed conception of causal dependence and (ii) a flawed ontology of action. I argue that his objections to (i) and (ii) amount to a significant challenge to his opponents' case against the possibility of causal overdetermination.
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St Cloud State Univ, Dept Philosophy, 720 Fourth Ave South, St Cloud, MN 56301 USASt Cloud State Univ, Dept Philosophy, 720 Fourth Ave South, St Cloud, MN 56301 USA