Hume's Theory of Causation: A Quasi-Realist Interpretation

by Angela Coventry

Book Overview

Causation has always been a central topic in the history of philosophy. Many theories causation have been advanced, but not one has approached anything like general acceptance. Yet the concept of causation is prevalent in many areas of contemporary philosophy: there are the causal theories of language, of action, of personal identity, of knowledge, of perception, of scientific explanation, and of reference. If causation is doing all this philosophical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826426662
• ISBN13: 9780826426666
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"