Causally productive activities |
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Authors: | Jim Bogen |
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Institution: | aDepartment of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, 1017 Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh PA 15260, USA |
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Abstract: | This paper suggests and discusses an answer to the following question: What distinguishes causal from non-causal or coincidental co-occurrences? The answer derives from Elizabeth Anscombe’s idea that causality is a highly abstract concept whose meaning derives from our understanding of specific causally productive activities (e.g., pulling, scraping, burning), and from her rejection of the assumption that causality can be informatively understood in terms of actual or counterfactual regularities. |
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Keywords: | Elizabeth Anscombe Causality Explanation Inhibition |
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