The Cement of the Universe: A Study of Causation (Clarendon Library of Logic and Philosophy)

The Cement of the Universe: A Study of Causation (Clarendon Library of Logic and Philosophy)

by J.L.Mackie (Author)

Synopsis

Studies causation both as a concept and as it is 'in the objects.' Offers new accounts of the logic of singular causal statements, the form of causal regularities, the detection of causal relationships, the asymmetry of cause and effect, and necessary connection, and it relates causation to functional and statistical laws and to teleology.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 340
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Published: 18 Sep 1980

ISBN 10: 0198246420
ISBN 13: 9780198246428

Media Reviews
`It is a singularly impressive and powerful essay and one that will provide a basis for comment and controversy about causation and allied problems for a long time to come.' D. J. O`Connor, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science