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Hoerl, Christoph (2011) Causal reasoning. Philosophical Studies, Vol.152 (No.2). pp. 167-179. doi:10.1007/s11098-009-9474-7 ISSN 0031-8116.

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Abstract

The main focus of this paper is the question as to what it is for an individual to think of her environment in terms of a concept of causation, or causal concepts, in contrast to some more primitive ways in which an individual might pick out or register what are in fact causal phenomena. I show how versions of this question arise in the context of two strands of work on causation, represented by Elizabeth Anscombe and Christopher Hitchcock, respectively. I then describe a central type of reasoning that, I suggest, a subject has to be able to engage in, if we are to credit her with causal concepts. I also point out that this type of reasoning turns on the idea of a physical connection between cause and effect, as articulated in recent singularist approaches of causation.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BD Speculative Philosophy
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Philosophy
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Causation, Causation -- Mathematical models, Reasoning
Journal or Publication Title: Philosophical Studies
Publisher: Springer
ISSN: 0031-8116
Official Date: January 2011
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January 2011Published
Volume: Vol.152
Number: No.2
Number of Pages: 13
Page Range: pp. 167-179
DOI: 10.1007/s11098-009-9474-7
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 3 April 2017
Date of first compliant Open Access: 3 April 2017

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