Singular and General Causal Relations: A Mechanist Perspective

Stuart Glennan

Singular and General Causal Relations: A Mechanist Perspective

Stuart Glennan

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My aim in this paper is to make a case for the singularist view from the perspective of a mechanical theory of causation (Glennan 1996, 1997, 2010, forthcoming), and to explain what, from this perspective, causal generalizations mean, and what role they play within the mechanical theory.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Causality in the Sciences
State	Published - Jan 1 2011

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causation
general
mechanics
singular

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Arts and Humanities
Epistemology
Philosophy
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Science
Social and Behavioral Sciences

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