Causation: One word, many things

被引：102

作者：

Cartwright, N ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ London London Sch Econ & Polit Sci, Dept Philosophy Log & Sci Method, London WC2A 2AE, England

来源：

PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE | 2004年 / 71卷 / 05期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1086/426771

中图分类号：

N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];

学科分类号：

01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;

摘要：

We currently have on offer a variety of different theories of causation. Many are strikingly good, providing detailed and plausible treatments of exemplary cases; and all suffer from clear counterexamples. I argue that, contra Hume and Kant, this is because causation is not a single, monolithic concept. There are different kinds of causal relations imbedded in different kinds of systems, readily described using thick causal concepts. Our causal theories pick out important and useful structures that fit some familiar cases-cases we discover and ones we devise to fit.

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页码：805 / 819

页数：15

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