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2 Regularities and singular causation
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- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- Abbreviations xii
- Introduction 1
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Causation
- Hume on causation 19
- Regularities and singular causation 57
- Causation and counterfactuals 81
- Causation and mechanism 107
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Laws of nature
- The regularity view of laws 137
- Laws as relations among uni versais 159
- Alternative approaches to laws 179
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Explanation
- Deductive-nomological explanation 215
- Statistical explanation 241
- Explanation of laws 263
- The metaphysics of explanation 281
- Notes 295
- References 309
- Index 317
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- Abbreviations xii
- Introduction 1
-
Causation
- Hume on causation 19
- Regularities and singular causation 57
- Causation and counterfactuals 81
- Causation and mechanism 107
-
Laws of nature
- The regularity view of laws 137
- Laws as relations among uni versais 159
- Alternative approaches to laws 179
-
Explanation
- Deductive-nomological explanation 215
- Statistical explanation 241
- Explanation of laws 263
- The metaphysics of explanation 281
- Notes 295
- References 309
- Index 317