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Are There Non-Causal Explanations (of Particular Events)?

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Are There Non-Causal Explanations (of Particular Events)?

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Author: Skow, Bradford
Department: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Abstract:
Philosophers have proposed many alleged examples of non-causal explanations of particular events. I discuss several well-known examples and argue that they fail to be non-causal. 1. Questions 2. Preliminaries 3. Explanations that Cite Causally Inert Entities 4. Explanations that Merely Cite Laws, I 5. Stellar Collapse 6. Explanations that Merely Cite Laws, II 7. A Final Example 8. Conclusion
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/73660
ISSN: 0007-0882
1464-3537
Citation: Skow, Bradford. "Are There Non-Causal Explanations (of Particular Events)?" Forthcoming in The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science.
Version: Author's final manuscript
Terms of Use: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0
Detailed Terms: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Journal: Forthcoming in The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

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