Physical Causation by Phil Dowe
This book, published in 2000, is a clear account of causation based firmly in contemporary science. Dowe discusses in a systematic way, a positive account of causation: the conserved quantities account of causal processes which he has been developing over the last ten years. The book describes causal processes and interactions in terms of conserved quantities: a causal process is the worldline of an object which possesses a conserved quantity, and a causal interaction involves the exchange of conserved quantities. Further, things that are properly called cause and effect are appropriately connected by a set of causal processes and interactions. The distinction between cause and effect is explained in terms of a version of the fork theory: the direction of a certain kind of ordered pattern of events in the world. This particular version has the virtue that it allows for the possibility of backwards causation, and therefore time travel.-
The Foundations of Causal Decision Theory
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Probability and the Art of Judgment
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Symmetry and its Discontents
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Decision Space
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The Dynamics of Norms
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Interpreting Probability
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The Structure of Values and Norms
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Rethinking the Foundations of Statistics
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The Concept of Probability in Statistical Physics
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The Design Inference
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Probabilistic Causality
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Knowledge, Belief, and Strategic Interaction
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Paradoxes of Belief and Strategic Rationality
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Causal Asymmetries
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Betting on Theories
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Equilibrium and Rationality
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Knowledge and Inquiry
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Foundations of Probability with Applications
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Probability and Conditionals
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Taking Chances
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Rationality and Coordination
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Creating Modern Probability
'This book contains a detailed analysis of the notion of causality The author's favourite solution of the conflict between quantum mechanics and Einstein's 'physical reality' in terms of 'backward causation' is fully discussed' ASLIB Book Guide
Dowe, Phil: - Phil Dowe is senior lecturer in philosophy at theUniversity of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. His otherbooks include Physical Causation.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521780490 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521780497 |
| Title | Physical Causation |
| Author | Phil Dowe |
| Series | Cambridge Studies In Probability Induction And Decision Theory |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2000-07-03 |
| Number of pages | 236 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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