Lewis on Backward Causation

被引：8
|
作者：
Wasserman, Ryan [1 ]
机构：
[1] Western Washington Univ, Bellingham, WA 98225 USA
来源：
THOUGHT-A JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY | 2015年 / 4卷 / 03期
关键词：
causation; counterfactuals; world similarity; time travel; David Lewis;
D O I：
10.1002/tht3.167
中图分类号：
B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号：
01 ; 0101 ;
摘要：
David Lewis famously defends a counterfactual theory of causation and a non-causal, similarity-based theory of counterfactuals. Lewis also famously defends the possibility of backward causation. I argue that this combination of views is untenable-given the possibility of backward causation, one ought to reject Lewis's theories of causation and counterfactuals.
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页码：141 / 150
页数：10
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