Description
Ehring shows the inadequacy of received theories of causation, and, introducing conceptual devices of his own, provides a wholly new account of causation as the persistence over time of individual properties, or "tropes."
Reviews
Douglas Ehring has discovered a new box in the matrix of possible positions about causation and argued for it with admirable clarity and precision ... it's a stringent, honest, and valuable contribution. * David Braddon-Mitchell, Mind, Vol. 109, No.435, July 2000. *
Ehring's account of virtually everything that he discusses is lucid and penetration. He writes very clearly, so that one is seldom in doubt about exactly what he is claiming, or why, or where his more local claims and arguments fit into his larger argument scheme. This is a great blessing since his overall argument is extremely complicated. Because Ehring is so clear and considers the views of other major theorists as well as presenting his own views, his book would make an excellent text for an advanced undergraduate or graduate course in metaphysics. * ?, International Philosophical Quarterly *
Douglas Ehring's intelligent and provocative account of causation connects cause and effect in the strongest way ... Ehring does an impressive job of articulating and defending his version of the identity theory, good enough to resuscitate it as a live philosophical option. * Peter Lipton, Times Literary Supplement *
Ehring's new book is the single most significant advance in the philosophical debate about the nature of causality in the last decade or more. It not only faces the most serious problems--like causal preemption and the direction of causation--it moves towards creative and persuasive solutions to them. It will have an appeal well beyond the narrow specialist, to graduate students and advanced undergraduates in metaphysics, philosophy of psychology, philosophy of natural and social science and in the social sciences themselves. * Alexander Rosenberg, University of Georgia *
A high-quality philosophical work on a topic of central importance. * David Papineau, Kings College, London *
Book Information
ISBN 9780195107944
Author Douglas Ehring
Format Hardback
Page Count 240
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 471g
Dimensions(mm) 243mm * 164mm * 19mm
Reviews
Douglas Ehring has discovered a new box in the matrix of possible positions about causation and argued for it with admirable clarity and precision ... it's a stringent, honest, and valuable contribution. * David Braddon-Mitchell, Mind, Vol. 109, No.435, July 2000. *
Ehring's account of virtually everything that he discusses is lucid and penetration. He writes very clearly, so that one is seldom in doubt about exactly what he is claiming, or why, or where his more local claims and arguments fit into his larger argument scheme. This is a great blessing since his overall argument is extremely complicated. Because Ehring is so clear and considers the views of other major theorists as well as presenting his own views, his book would make an excellent text for an advanced undergraduate or graduate course in metaphysics. * ?, International Philosophical Quarterly *
Douglas Ehring's intelligent and provocative account of causation connects cause and effect in the strongest way ... Ehring does an impressive job of articulating and defending his version of the identity theory, good enough to resuscitate it as a live philosophical option. * Peter Lipton, Times Literary Supplement *
Ehring's new book is the single most significant advance in the philosophical debate about the nature of causality in the last decade or more. It not only faces the most serious problems--like causal preemption and the direction of causation--it moves towards creative and persuasive solutions to them. It will have an appeal well beyond the narrow specialist, to graduate students and advanced undergraduates in metaphysics, philosophy of psychology, philosophy of natural and social science and in the social sciences themselves. * Alexander Rosenberg, University of Georgia *
A high-quality philosophical work on a topic of central importance. * David Papineau, Kings College, London *
Book Information
ISBN 9780195107944
Author Douglas Ehring
Format Hardback
Page Count 240
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 471g
Dimensions(mm) 243mm * 164mm * 19mm
