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Absences and Late Preemption.

Absences and Late Preemption.

Authors :
Deery, OisÍn
Source :
Theoria: A Swedish Journal of Philosophy; Dec2013, Vol. 79 Issue 4, p309-325, 17p
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

I focus on token, deterministic causal claims as they feature in causal explanations. Adequately handling absences is difficult for most causal theories, including theories of causal explanation. Yet so is adequately handling cases of late preemption. The best account of absence-causal claims as they appear in causal explanations is Jonathan Schaffer's quaternary, contrastive account. Yet Schaffer's account cannot handle preemption. The account that best handles late preemption is James Woodward's interventionist account. Yet Woodward's account is inadequate when it comes to absences. I propose an account that handles both absences and preemption by transposing Schaffer's account into an interventionist framework. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00405825
Volume :
79
Issue :
4
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Theoria: A Swedish Journal of Philosophy
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
91858501
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/theo.12007