Causes and Coincidences by David Owens
In an important departure from theories of causation, David Owens proposes that coincidences have no causes, and that a cause is something which ensures that its effects are no coincidence. In Causes and Coincidences, he elucidates the idea of a coincidence as an event which can be analysed into constituent events, the nomological antecedents of which are independent of each other. He also suggests that causal facts can be analysed in terms of non-causal facts, including relations of necessity. Thus, causation is defined in terms of coincidence, and coincidence without reference to causation. David Owens challenges the ideas associated with Hume, Davidson and Lewis, constructing a theory which distinguishes nomological necessity and sufficiency from their logical counterparts. He is able to offer novel solutions to the major problems of causation, including the direction of causation, the logical form of causal statements, the distinction betwen causal connections and logical connections, and the relationship between psychological and physical causation.-
What is a Law of Nature?
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The Principle of Sufficient Reason
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What Minds Can Do
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Living without Free Will
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Truth and Truthmakers
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The Theory and Practice of Autonomy
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Natural Agency
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Propositional Attitudes
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The Structure of Emotions
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Supervenience and Mind
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In Defense of Pure Reason
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The Primitivist Theory of Truth
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Common Sense
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Papers in Metaphysics and Epistemology: Volume 2
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Deontic Morality and Control
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Putting Skeptics in their Place
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Theories of Vagueness
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Ethics and the A Priori
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Valuing Emotions
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The Value of Knowledge and the Pursuit of Understanding
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Goodness and Justice
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Anti-Individualism
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Facts, Values, and Norms
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Practical Rules
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Brute Rationality
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Realism and the Progress of Science
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Morals, Motivation, and Convention
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Understanding Phenomenal Consciousness
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Normative Reasons
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The Metaphysics of Mind
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Matter and Sense
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Deeper into Pictures
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Moral Legislation
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Moral Disagreement
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Belief Policies
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Reason and Value
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Evidence and Assurance
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Paradoxes
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The Engines of the Soul
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Sharing Knowledge
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Consciousness and the Origins of Thought
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Supererogation
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Knowledge, Thought, and the Case for Dualism
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Papers in Philosophical Logic: Volume 1
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Seeing through Self-Deception
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Morality in a Natural World
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The Myth of Morality
..Owens' candor, his willingness to express philosophical puzzlement where puzzles exist for him, is especially refreshing. His book is a lively contribution to the growing literature on causation. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521044486 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521044480 |
| Title | Causes and Coincidences |
| Author | David Owens |
| Series | Cambridge Studies In Philosophy |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2007-11-29 |
| Number of pages | 204 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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