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by Zhiheng Tang (Author)
Causation is an asymmetric relation – if C causes E, then E does not cause C. In this book it is argued that: 1) Two major theories of causation – the regularity theory and the counterfactual theory – cannot adequately account for causal asymmetry; 2) Causal asymmetry consists in the explanatory asymmetry between cause and effect; 3) Generally, the notion of causation is dependent on the notion of explanation; in other words, explanation sets a conceptual constraint on causation. In reaching these conclusions, issues about simultaneous causation, backwards causation and absence causation are discussed.
Number of Pages: 248 Dimensions: 0.52 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN Publication Date: April 01, 2011
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