Causation and misconnections

Phil Dowe

doi:10.1086/425059

Causation and misconnections

Phil Dowe^*

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In this paper I show how the conserved quantity theory, or more generally the process theory of Wesley Salmon and myself, provides a sufficient condition in an analysis of causation. To do so I will show how it handles the problem of alleged 'misconnections'. I show what the conserved quantity theory says about such cases, and why intuitions are not to be taken as sacrosanct.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	926-931
Number of pages	6
Journal	Philosophy of Science
Volume	71
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/425059
Publication status	Published - Dec 2004
Externally published	Yes

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