The Secret Connexion: Causation, Realism, and David Hume
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It is widely supposed that David Hume invented and espoused the "regularity" theory of causation, holding that causal relations are nothing but a matter of one type of thing being regularly followed by another. It is also widely supposed that he was not only right about this, but that it was one of his greatest contributions to philosophy. Strawson here argues that the regularity theory of causation is indefensible, and that Hume never adopted it...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0198240384
ISBN13:9780198240389
Release Date:August 1992
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:306 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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