The Facts of Causation

The Facts of Causation
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 9781134860333
ISBN-13 : 1134860331
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Book Synopsis The Facts of Causation by : D.H. Mellor

Download or read book The Facts of Causation written by D.H. Mellor and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything we do relies on causation. We eat and drink because this causes us to stay alive. Courts tell us who causes crimes, criminology tell us what causes people to commit them. D.H. Mellor shows us that to understand the world and our lives we must understand causation. The Facts of Causation, now available in paperback, is essential reading for students and for anyone interested in reading one of the ground-breaking theories in metaphysics. We cannot understand the world and our place in it without understanding causation. Yet a complete account of the nature and implications of causation does not exist. D.H Mellor's new book is that account.


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