Theories of Causality: From Antiquity to the Present

by John Losee

What types of entities qualify as "causes" and "effects"? What is the relationship between cause and effect? How are causal claims to be assessed? The first question deals with the structure of the world; the second is about theories that interpret the relationship of causes to effects; while the third has to do with proper procedure in science and everyday life. This volume is a wide-ranging history of answers that have been given to these three...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138517259
• ISBN13: 9781138517257
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 218 Pages