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Everything We Do Relies On Causation. We Eat And Drink Because This Causes Us To Stay Alive. Courts Tell Us Who Causes Crimes, Criminology Tell Us What Causes People To Commit Them. D.h. Mellor Shows Us That To Understand The World And Our Lives We Must Understand Causation. The Facts Of Causation, Now Available In Paperback, Is Essential Reading For Students And For Anyone Interested In Reading One Of The Ground-breaking Theories In Metaphysics. We Cannot Understand The World And Our Place In It Without Understanding Causation. Yet A Complete Account Of The Nature And Implications Of Causation Does Not Exist. D.h Mellor's New Book Is That Account.
What is the fundamental nature of causation and how does it dictate our understanding of reality? D. H. Mellor, a prominent philosopher of science, provides a comprehensive analysis of causal relations by integrating metaphysical inquiry with empirical observation. He argues that causation is not merely a linguistic construct but a structural feature of the world that underpins human action, legal responsibility, and scientific explanation. The text systematically dismantles competing theories to establish a robust framework for understanding how events necessitate one another.
What You Will Find
Experts recognize this work as a significant contribution to analytic metaphysics, often citing it for its clarity and logical precision. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is intended for students and scholars of philosophy.
Page Count:
264
Publication Date:
2002-01-01
Publisher:
Routledge
ISBN-10:
0203031075
ISBN-13:
9780203031070
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