| Causation and Laws of Nature Contributor(s): Kistler, Max (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415398592 ISBN-13: 9780415398596 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2006 Annotation: Causation is important. It is, as Hume said, the cement of the universe, and lies at the heart of our conceptual structure. Causation is one of the most fundamental tools we have for organizing our apprehension of the external world and ourselves. But philosophers' disagreement about the correct interpretation of causation is as limitless as their agreement about its importance. The history of attempts to elucidate the nature of this concept and to situate it with respect to other fundamental concepts is almost as long as the history of philosophy itself. In this first English translation of "Causalite et lois de la nature "Max Kistler seeks to reconstruct a unified concept of causation that is general enough to adequately deal with both elementary physical processes and the macroscopic level of phenomena we encounter in everyday life. It will be of great interest to philosophers of science and metaphysics; and also to students and scholars of philosophy of mind where concepts of causation and law play a prominent role. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Metaphysics - Philosophy | Criticism |
| Dewey: 122 |
| LCCN: 2006002909 |
| Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.3" W x 9.44" (1.18 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first English translation of Causalite et Lois de La Nature, and is an important contribution to the theory of causation. Max Kistler reconstructs a unified concept of causation that is general enough to adequately deal with both elementary physical processes, and the macroscopic level of phenomena we encounter in everyday life. This book will be of great interest to philosophers of science and metaphysics, and also to students and scholars of philosophy of mind where concepts of causation and law play a prominent role. |