TY - JOUR
T1 - Absences, Possible Causation, and the Problem of Non-locality
AU - Dowe, Phil
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - I argue that so-called 'absence causation' must be treated in terms of counterfactuals about causation such as 'had a occurred, a would have caused W. First, I argue that some theories of causation that accept absence causation are unattractive because they undermine the idea of possible causation. And second, I argue that accepting absence causation violates a principle commonly associated with relativity.
AB - I argue that so-called 'absence causation' must be treated in terms of counterfactuals about causation such as 'had a occurred, a would have caused W. First, I argue that some theories of causation that accept absence causation are unattractive because they undermine the idea of possible causation. And second, I argue that accepting absence causation violates a principle commonly associated with relativity.
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U2 - 10.5840/monist20099212
DO - 10.5840/monist20099212
M3 - Article
SN - 0026-9662
VL - 92
SP - 23
EP - 40
JO - The Monist
JF - The Monist
IS - 1
ER -