Causation and Laws of Nature is a collection of articles which represents current research on the metaphysics of causation and laws of nature, mostly by authors

What is a causal relation? -- Laws of nature and universal generalisations -- Applicability conditions and the concept of strict law -- Consequences -- The nomo

Some philosophers think physical explanations stand on their own: what happens, happens because things have the properties they do. Others think that any such e

In most academic and non-academic circles throughout history, the world and its operation have been viewed in terms of cause and effect. The principles of causa

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