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Causation and Universals (Paperback)
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Causation and Universals (Paperback)
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The world contains objective causal relations and universals, both
of which are intimately connected. If these claims are true, they
must have far-reaching consequences, breathing new life into the
theory of empirical knowledge and reinforcing epistemological
realism. Without causes and universals, Professor Fales argues,
realism is defeated, and idealism or scepticism wins. Fales begins
with a detailed analysis of David Hume's argument that we have no
direct experience of necessary connections between events,
concluding that Hume was mistaken on this fundamental point. Then,
adopting the view of Armstrong and others that causation is
grounded in a second-order relation between universals, he explores
a range of topics for which the resulting analysis of causation has
systematic implications. In particular, causal identity conditions
for physical universals are proposed, which generate a new argument
for Platonism. The nature of space and time is discussed, with
arguments against backward causation and for the view that space
and time can exist independently of matter or causal process. Many
of Professor Fales's conclusions seem to run counter to received
opinion among contemporary empiricists. Yet his method is
classically empiricist in spirit, and a chief motive for these
metaphysical explorations is epistemological. The final chapters
investigate the perennial question of whether an empiricist,
internalist and foundational epistemology can support scientific
realism.
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