Efficient Causation - A History (Paperback)

Causation is now commonly supposed to involve a succession that instantiates some law-like regularity. Efficient Causation: A History examines how our modern notion developed from a very different understanding of efficient causation. This volume begins with Aristotle's initial conception of efficient causation, and then considers the transformations and reconsiderations of this conception in late antiquity, medieval and modern philosophy, ending with contemporary accounts of causation. It includes four short "Reflections" that explore the significance of the concept for literature, the history of music, the history of science, and contemporary art theory.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Oxford Philosophical Concepts
Release date:	October 2014
First published:	November 2014
Editors:	Tad M. Schmaltz (Professor of Philosophy and James B. and Grace J. Nelson Fellow)
Dimensions:	220 x 144 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	392
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-978217-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General
LSN:	0-19-978217-2
Barcode:	9780199782178

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