Describing Causation by Way of Concepts of Physics

Subject Areas : Philosophy

Received: 2013-12-18 Accepted : 2014-06-27 Published : 2014-08-23

Keywords: Keywords: Causation, Determinism, Indeterminism, Probabilistic causation, Process theory, Transference Theory, The Conserved Quantity Theory,

Abstract :

Abstract Abstract: In the last century, philosophers have profoundly revisited the concept of causation. Primarily because the traditional conceptualizations were not compatible with our new understanding of causation, and also because some of the recent conceptualizations in modern science can establish a proper foundation to start constructing more progressive theories. Our goal, in this research, is to introduce such theories, amongst which the Process theory of causation and the Conserved quantity theory are two dominant and successful examples. We undoubtedly start our discussion with Hume’s Regularity theory of causation, and then we will follow the formation process of the modern theories which have been shaped by criticizing this theory and adding to it the new findings in philosophy and physics. Therefore, our next step will be introducing the Probabilistic theory of causation and after that the transition theory, the process theory and the conserved quantity theory of causation.    

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