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A Theory of Causation in the Social and Biological SciencesCounterfactuals: A Problem for Interventionists?

A Theory of Causation in the Social and Biological Sciences: Counterfactuals: A Problem for... [Part I set the stage for a discussion of a theory of causation in the special sciences. Chapter 1 argued for the naturalist criterion and the distinction criterion of adequacy for an explication of causation in the special sciences. Chapter 2 presented Woodward’s interventionist theory of causation and its virtues were highlighted. Part II will focus on objections to the interventionist theory of causation. This chapter will raise a problem for interventionists that stems from the meaning of counterfactual conditionals.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Theory of Causation in the Social and Biological SciencesCounterfactuals: A Problem for Interventionists?

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Copyright
© Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
ISBN
978-1-349-44799-2
Pages
73 –103
DOI
10.1057/9781137281043_3
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Abstract

[Part I set the stage for a discussion of a theory of causation in the special sciences. Chapter 1 argued for the naturalist criterion and the distinction criterion of adequacy for an explication of causation in the special sciences. Chapter 2 presented Woodward’s interventionist theory of causation and its virtues were highlighted. Part II will focus on objections to the interventionist theory of causation. This chapter will raise a problem for interventionists that stems from the meaning of counterfactual conditionals.]

Published: Oct 6, 2015

Keywords: Truth Condition; World Semantic; Interventionist Theory; Counterfactual Conditional; Interventionist Counterfactual

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