因果关系:一个词，很多事情

IF 1.4 2区哲学 Q1 HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2004-12-01 DOI:10.1086/426771

N. Cartwright

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摘要

我们现在有很多不同的因果关系理论。许多书写得非常好，对典型案例提供了详细而可信的处理;所有这些都有明显的反例。我认为，与休谟和康德相反，这是因为因果关系不是一个单一的、整体的概念。在不同类型的系统中有不同类型的因果关系，很容易用厚因果概念来描述。我们的因果理论挑选出一些重要而有用的结构，这些结构适合一些我们熟悉的情况——我们发现的情况和我们设计的情况。

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Causation: One Word, Many Things

We currently have on offer a variety of different theories of causation. Many are strikingly good, providing detailed and plausible treatments of exemplary cases; and all suffer from clear counterexamples. I argue that, contra Hume and Kant, this is because causation is not a single, monolithic concept. There are different kinds of causal relations imbedded in different kinds of systems, readily described using thick causal concepts. Our causal theories pick out important and useful structures that fit some familiar cases—cases we discover and ones we devise to fit.

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Philosophy of Science 管理科学-科学史与科学哲学

CiteScore

3.10

自引率

5.90%

发文量

128

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Since its inception in 1934, Philosophy of Science, along with its sponsoring society, the Philosophy of Science Association, has been dedicated to the furthering of studies and free discussion from diverse standpoints in the philosophy of science. The journal contains essays, discussion articles, and book reviews.