Causation and Counterfactual Dependence |
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| Authors: | Sungho Choi |
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| Institution: | (1) Programs in History and Philosophy of Science, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Kwan-ak-gu, Seoul, 151-742, Korea;(2) Department of Philosophy, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6, Canada;(3) Department of Philosophy, University of Sydney, Main Quad, A14, NSW 2006, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Recently Stephen Barker has raised stimulating objections to the thesis that, roughly speaking, if two events stand in a relation
of counterfactual dependence, they stand in a causal relation. As Ned Hall says, however, this thesis constitutes the strongest
part of the counterfactual analysis of causation. Therefore, if successful, Barker’s objections will undermine the cornerstone
of the counterfactual analysis of causation, and hence give us compelling reasons to reject the counterfactual analysis of
causation. I will argue, however, that they do not withstand scrutiny. |
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