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Causality And Determinism

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Author : Georg Henrik Wright
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988

Causality And Determinism written by Georg Henrik Wright and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Causation categories.

Physical A Causality

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Author : Karl Svozil
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-02-13

Physical A Causality written by Karl Svozil and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-13 with Science categories.

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book addresses the physical phenomenon of events that seem to occur spontaneously and without any known cause. These are to be contrasted with events that happen in a (pre-)determined, predictable, lawful, and causal way. All our knowledge is based on self-reflexive theorizing, as well as on operational means of empirical perception. Some of the questions that arise are the following: are these limitations reflected by our models? Under what circumstances does chance kick in? Is chance in physics merely epistemic? In other words, do we simply not know enough, or use too crude levels of description for our predictions? Or are certain events "truly", that is, irreducibly, random? The book tries to answer some of these questions by introducing intrinsic, embedded observers and provable unknowns; that is, observables and procedures which are certified (relative to the assumptions) to be unknowable or undoable. A (somewhat iconoclastic) review of quantum mechanics is presented which is inspired by quantum logic. Postulated quantum (un-)knowables are reviewed. More exotic unknowns originate in the assumption of classical continua, and in finite automata and generalized urn models, which mimic complementarity and yet maintain value definiteness. Traditional conceptions of free will, miracles and dualistic interfaces are based on gaps in an otherwise deterministic universe.

Causality And Determinism

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Author : Georg Henrik Von Wright
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974

Causality And Determinism written by Georg Henrik Von Wright and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with PHILOSOPHY categories.

Causality And Modern Science

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Author : Mario Bunge
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2012-09-19

Causality And Modern Science written by Mario Bunge and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-19 with Philosophy categories.

"I regard it as a truly seminal work in this field." — Professor William A. Wallace, author of Causality and Scientific ExplanationThis third edition of a distinguished book on the subject of causality is clear evidence that this principle continues to be an important area of philosophic enquiry.Non-technical and clearly written, this book focuses on the ontological problem of causality, with specific emphasis on the place of the causal principle in modern science. The author first defines the terminology employed and describes various formulations on the causal principle. He then examines the two primary critiques of causality, the empiricist and the romantic, as a prelude to the detailed explanation of the actual assertions of causal determination. Finally, Dr. Bunge analyzes the function of the causal principle in science, touching on such subjects as scientific law, scientific explanation, and scientific prediction. Included, also, is an appendix that offers specific replies to questions and criticisms raised upon the publication of the first edition.Now professor of philosophy and head of the Foundation and Philosophy of Science Unit at McGill University in Montreal, Dr. Mario Bunge has formerly been a full professor of theoretical physics. His observations on causality are of great interest to both scientists and humanists, as well as the general scientific and philosophic reader.

Causation Freedom And Determinism

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Author : Mortimer Taube
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2017-07-14

Causation Freedom And Determinism written by Mortimer Taube and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-14 with History categories.

This book, first published in 1936, divides into roughly two parts: a re-examination of historical material; and a positive theory of causation suggested by the results of this re-examination. The historical study discloses an ambiguity in the meanings of causation and determinism; it discloses also that this ambiguity is transferred to the meaning of freedom.

Physical A Causality

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Author : Karl Svozil
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-10-08

Physical A Causality written by Karl Svozil and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-08 with Science categories.

This book addresses the physical phenomenon of events that seem to occur spontaneously and without any known cause. These are to be contrasted with events that happen in a (pre-)determined, predictable, lawful, and causal way.All our knowledge is based on self-reflexive theorizing, as well as on operational means of empirical perception. Some of the questions that arise are the following: are these limitations reflected by our models? Under what circumstances does chance kick in? Is chance in physics merely epistemic? In other words, do we simply not know enough, or use too crude levels of description for our predictions? Or are certain events "truly", that is, irreducibly, random? The book tries to answer some of these questions by introducing intrinsic, embedded observers and provable unknowns; that is, observables and procedures which are certified (relative to the assumptions) to be unknowable or undoable. A (somewhat iconoclastic) review of quantum mechanics is presented which is inspired by quantum logic. Postulated quantum (un-)knowables are reviewed. More exotic unknowns originate in the assumption of classical continua, and in finite automata and generalized urn models, which mimic complementarity and yet maintain value definiteness. Traditional conceptions of free will, miracles and dualistic interfaces are based on gaps in an otherwise deterministic universe. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.

Causality

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Author : Mario Bunge
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970

Causality written by Mario Bunge and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Philosophy categories.

Cuando aparecio el original ingles de este libro, en 1959, la palabra causalidad habia caido en desuso en los medidos cientificos y filosoficos. En los primeros se sostenia que la fisica cuantica habia sustituido la causalidad por el azar, y en los segundos se aseguraba que era concepto metafisico, ya que el nexo entre causa y efecto es inobservable. Por estos motivos la publicacion de este libro causo cierta sensacion en los medios academicos norteamericanos y europeos. Tuvo gran difusion, se tradujo a varias lenguas y hoy se presenta en esta nueva edicion revisada por su autor.

Causality And Modern Science

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Author : Mario Bunge
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-07-05

Causality And Modern Science written by Mario Bunge and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-05 with Philosophy categories.

The causal problem has become topical once again. While we are no longer causalists or believers in the universal truth of the causal principle we continue to think of causes and effects, as well as of causal and noncausal relations among them. Instead of becoming indeterminists we have enlarged determinism to include noncausal categories. And we are still in the process of characterizing our basic concepts and principles concerning causes and effects with the help of exact tools. This is because we want to explain, not just describe, the ways of things. The causal principle is not the only means of understanding the world but it is one of them.The demand for a fourth edition of this distinguished book on the subject of causality is clear evidence that this principle continues to be an important and popular area of philosophic enquiry. Non-technical and clearly written, this book focuses on the ontological problem of causality, with specific emphasis on the place of the causal principle in modern science. Mario Bunge first defines the terminology employed and describes various formulations of the causal principle. He then examines the two primary critiques of causality, the empiricist and the romantic, as a prelude to the detailed explanation of the actual assertions of causal determinism.Bunge analyzes the function of the causal principle in science, touching on such subjects as scientific law, scientific explanation, and scientific prediction. In so doing, he offers an education to layman and specialist alike on the history of a concept and its opponents. Professor William A. Wallace, author of Causality and Scientific Explanation said of an earlier edition of this work: "I regard it as a truly seminal work in this field."

Causality And Determination An Inaugural Lecture

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Author : Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe
language : en
Publisher: CUP Archive
Release Date : 1971

Causality And Determination An Inaugural Lecture written by Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe and has been published by CUP Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Philosophy categories.

Causality And Determinism

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Author : Georg Henrik von Wright
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978

Causality And Determinism written by Georg Henrik von Wright and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with categories.