hall edward jonathan (4 Ergebnisse)

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orig.boards Minor rubbing. A rubberstamp to bottom page-edge. VG. 24x15cm, viii,481 pp. "One philosophical approach to causation sees counterfactual dependence as the key to the explanation of causal facts: for example, events c (the cause) and e (the effect) both occur, but had c not occurred, e would not have occurred either. The counterfactual analysis of causation became a focus of philosophical debate after the 1973 publication of the late David Lewis's groundbreaking paper, "Causation," which argues against the previously accepted "regularity" analysis and in favour of what he called the "promising alternative" of the counterfactual analysis. Thirty years after Lewis's paper, this book brings together some of the most important recent work connecting - or, in some cases, disputing the connection between - counterfactuals and causation, including the complete version of Lewis's Whitehead lectures, "Causation as Influence," a major reworking of his original paper. Also included is a more recent essay by Lewis, "Void and Object," on causation by omission. Several of the essays first appeared in a special issue of the Journal of Philosophy, but most, including the unabridged version of "Causation as Influence," are published for the first time or in updated forms" - Publisher's description. Minor rubbing. A rubberstamp to bottom page-edge. VG.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Leather. 8vo. The American Tract Society, New York. C.1825. Various pagination. Three volumes. Approximately 400 pages per volume. Illustrated with wood engravings. Bound by in full 19th century brown calf with gilt titles and leather spine label present to the spine. Boards have some wear present to the edges of the boards. No ownership marks present. Foxing present. Text is free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The American Tract Society (ATS) is a nonprofit, nonsectarian but evangelical organization founded on May 11, 1825 in New York City for the purpose of publishing and disseminating Christian literature. ATS traces its lineage back through the New York Tract Society (1812) and the New England Tract Society (1814) to the Religious Tract Society of London, begun in 1799. Over the years, ATS has produced and distributed many millions of pieces of literature. There is a printed pamphlet titled "Constitution of the American Tract Society, instituted in Boston 1814" referencing the distribution of 'Religious Tracts' by Christians in Europe and America during the previous twenty years. The purpose of which was to combine the energy & activities of various groups & individuals across New England. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.