Stephen Mumford, Rani Lill Anjum
Abstract
Causation is everywhere in the world: it features in every science and technology. But how much do we understand it? Here the authors develop a new theory of causation based on an ontology of real powers or dispositions. They provide the first detailed outline of a thoroughly dispositional approach, and explore its surprising features.
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Causation is everywhere in the world: it features in every science and technology. But how much do we understand it? Here the authors develop a new theory of causation based on an ontology of real powers or dispositions. They provide the first detailed outline of a thoroughly dispositional approach, and explore its surprising features.
Key concepts: Counterfactual conditional, Holism, Causation, Reductionism, Epistemology, Simultaneity, Abstraction, Modality (human–computer interaction)