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Enno Fischer (Leibniz Universität Hannover)
Wednesday 20 November 2019, 13:00-14:30
Pluralism about actual causation
- 👤 Speaker: Enno Fischer (Leibniz Universität Hannover)
- 📅 Date & Time: Wednesday 20 November 2019, 13:00 - 14:30
- 📍 Venue: Seminar Room 2, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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Abstract
In this talk I will suggest a pluralism with regard to actual causation: there is not a single and unified concept but a plurality of concepts of actual causation. The motivation for this pluralism is functional. The concepts need to be distinguished because otherwise they do not facilitate some of their key purposes: intervention and the ascription of responsibility. I will also explore some consequences for theories of causal models.
Series This talk is part of the CamPoS (Cambridge Philosophy of Science) seminar series.
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