Causes with material continuity
Causes with material continuity
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DOI：
10.1007/s10539-021-09826-x
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发表时间：
2021-11
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Lauren N. Ross
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作者：
Lauren N. Ross
最近关于因果关系的哲学工作集中在不同类型的因果关系之间的区别。本文认为，另一个区别，尚未得到重视，在这项工作。这种区别与因果关系是否具有“物质连续性”有关，“物质连续性”指的是物质从原因到结果的可靠运动。本文提供了一个分析的材料连续性，并认为，因果关系与此功能（1）与一个独特的解释视角，（2）与不同的因果调查方法进行研究，（3）提供不同类型的因果控制其效果。
Recent philosophical work on causation has focused on distinctions across types of causal relationships. This paper argues for another distinction that has yet to receive attention in this work. This distinction has to do with whether causal relationships have “material continuity,” which refers to the reliable movement of material from cause to effect. This paper provides an analysis of material continuity and argues that causal relationships with this feature (1) are associated with a unique explanatory perspective, (2) are studied with distinct causal investigative methods, and (3) provide different types of causal control over their effects.