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Causation and Persistence : a Theory of Causation.
5. The Alphabet of Causation; Mackie on Qualitative Persistence; Partial Trope Persistence; A Theory of Causation; Summary; 6. Causal Asymmetry; Two Preliminary Concepts; A Definition of Causal Priority; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press,
1997.
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| Series: | OUP E-Books.
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Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | 5. The Alphabet of Causation; Mackie on Qualitative Persistence; Partial Trope Persistence; A Theory of Causation; Summary; 6. Causal Asymmetry; Two Preliminary Concepts; A Definition of Causal Priority; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W. Ehring shows the inadequacy of received theories of causation, and, introducing conceptual devices of his own, provides a wholly new account of causation as the persistence over time of individual properties, or ""tropes."" |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (202 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-184) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780195355345 0195355342 1280529032 9781280529030 1429400226 9781429400220 0195107942 9780195107944 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |