Cause and Counterfactual Export

@article{citeulike:6091153, abstract = {It is shown how a causal ordering can be defined in a complete structure, and how it is equivalent to identifying the mechanisms of a system. Several techniques are shown that may be useful in actually accomplishing such identification. Finally, it is shown how this explication of causal ordering can be used to analyse causal counterfactual conditionals. First the counterfactual proposition at issue is articulated through the device of a belief-contravening supposition. Then the causal ordering is used to provide modal categories for the factual propositions, and the logical contradiction in the system is resolved by ordering the factual propositions according to these causal categories.}, author = {Simon, Herbert A. and Rescher, Nicholas}, citeulike-article-id = {6091153}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/186636}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/186636}, doi = {10.2307/186636}, issn = {00318248}, journal = {Philosophy of Science}, keywords = {causality, metaphysics, philosophy}, number = {4}, pages = {323--340}, posted-at = {2009-11-10 03:15:04}, priority = {0}, publisher = {The University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Philosophy of Science Association}, title = {Cause and Counterfactual}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/186636}, volume = {33}, year = {1966} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6091153 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6091153 N2 - It is shown how a causal ordering can be defined in a complete structure, and how it is equivalent to identifying the mechanisms of a system. Several techniques are shown that may be useful in actually accomplishing such identification. Finally, it is shown how this explication of causal ordering can be used to analyse causal counterfactual conditionals. First the counterfactual proposition at issue is articulated through the device of a belief-contravening supposition. Then the causal ordering is used to provide modal categories for the factual propositions, and the logical contradiction in the system is resolved by ordering the factual propositions according to these causal categories. IS - 4 JF - Philosophy of Science SN - 00318248 EP - 340 TI - Cause and Counterfactual PB - The University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Philosophy of Science Association VL - 33 SP - 323 KW - causality KW - metaphysics KW - philosophy AU - Simon, Herbert AU - Rescher, Nicholas PY - 1966/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/186636 ER -