Synopses & Reviews
Review
"...Owens' candor, his willingness to express philosophical puzzlement where puzzles exist for him, is especially refreshing. His book is a lively contribution to the growing literature on causation." Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
Synopsis
David Owens offers alternative solutions to the problems still confronting theorists of causation.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-185) and index.
Table of Contents
Preface; Introduction; 1. The inexplicability of a coincidence; 2. Causes and laws; 3. Events and non-causal explanations; 4. Causal explanation; 5. The direction of causal explanation; 6. Levels of causation; 7. Deviant causal chains; 8. Causation in action; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.