Isbn: 9780521039758 - physical causation (cambridge studies in probability, induction and decision theory) (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. This book, published in 2000, discusses in a systematic way, a positive account of causation. Series: Cambridge Studies in Probability, Induction and Decision Theory. Num Pages: 236 pages, 18 b/w illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350. . 2008. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 234 pages. 8.82x5.67x0.79 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book, published in 2000, is a clear account of causation based firmly in contemporary science. Dowe discusses in a systematic way, a positive account of causation: the conserved quantities account of causal processes which he has been developing over the last ten years. The book describes causal processes and interactions in terms of conserved quantities: a causal process is the worldline of an object which possesses a conserved quantity, and a causal interaction involves the exchange of conserved quantities. Further, things that are properly called cause and effect are appropriately connected by a set of causal processes and interactions. The distinction between cause and effect is explained in terms of a version of the fork theory: the direction of a certain kind of ordered pattern of events in the world. This particular version has the virtue that it allows for the possibility of backwards causation, and therefore time travel.…