Research talk: Peter Fazekas (AU)
A dynamic systems approach to causation
Oplysninger om arrangementet
Tidspunkt
Sted
Philosophy and Intellectual History, 1467/616
Abstract:
Our approach aims at accounting for everyday causal claims in terms of how the physical
states of the underlying causal system evolve with time. Causal claims assert connections
between two sets of physicals states—their truth depends on whether the two
sets in question are genuinely connected by time evolution such that physical states
from one set evolve with time into the states of the other set. We demonstrate the virtues
of our approach by showing how it is able to account for causally relevant factors, typical
causes, being ‘the’ cause, symmetrical overdetermination, early and late preemption,
prevention, omission and double prevention.
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