Causation, Freedom and Determinism
An Attempt to Solve the Causal Problem Through a Study of its Origins in Seventeenth-Century Philosophy
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
| Author: | Mortimer Taube | ISBN: | 9781351797535 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | July 14, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Mortimer Taube |
| ISBN: | 9781351797535 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | July 14, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This book, first published in 1936, divides into roughly two parts: a re-examination of historical material; and a positive theory of causation suggested by the results of this re-examination. The historical study discloses an ambiguity in the meanings of causation and determinism; it discloses also that this ambiguity is transferred to the meaning of freedom.
This book, first published in 1936, divides into roughly two parts: a re-examination of historical material; and a positive theory of causation suggested by the results of this re-examination. The historical study discloses an ambiguity in the meanings of causation and determinism; it discloses also that this ambiguity is transferred to the meaning of freedom.
