A physical critique of physical causation Export

@article{citeulike:6100412, abstract = {Abstract\ \ The conserved quantities theory of causation (CQTC) attempts to use physics as the basis for an account of causation. However, a closer examination of the physics involved in CQTC reveals several critical failures. Some of the conserved quantities in physics cannot be used to distinguish causal interactions. Other conserved quantities cannot always be the properties of fields or particles. Finally, CQCT does not account for causal interactions that are static.}, author = {Lupher, Tracy}, citeulike-article-id = {6100412}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11229-007-9289-z}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/k0584xx572706526}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1007/s11229-007-9289-z}, journal = {Synthese}, keywords = {causality, philosophy, philsci, physics}, month = {March}, number = {1}, pages = {67--80}, posted-at = {2009-11-12 02:29:59}, priority = {0}, title = {A physical critique of physical causation}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11229-007-9289-z}, volume = {167}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6100412 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6100412 N2 - Abstract  The conserved quantities theory of causation (CQTC) attempts to use physics as the basis for an account of causation. However, a closer examination of the physics involved in CQTC reveals several critical failures. Some of the conserved quantities in physics cannot be used to distinguish causal interactions. Other conserved quantities cannot always be the properties of fields or particles. Finally, CQCT does not account for causal interactions that are static. IS - 1 JF - Synthese EP - 80 TI - A physical critique of physical causation VL - 167 SP - 67 KW - causality KW - philosophy KW - philsci KW - physics AU - Lupher, Tracy PY - 2009/03/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11229-007-9289-z ER -