The Causation Debate in Modern Philosophy, 1637-1739

The Causation Debate in Modern Philosophy, 1637-1739
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Total Pages : 258
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Download or read book The Causation Debate in Modern Philosophy, 1637-1739 written by Kenneth Clatterbaugh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-23 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Causation Debate in Modern Philosophy examines the debate that began as modern science separated itself from natural philosophy in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The book specifically explores the two dominant approaches to causation as a metaphysical problem and as a scientific problem.


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