Abstract
Traditional views of causation are cause-effect views. Among other things, what is claimed is that when a causal report is true, a cause and an effect exist. Similarly with theories of causal beliefs, such as Gärdenfors's (1988) view that - by looking at the contraction with respect to the cause of the given epistemic state - we can apply the simple criterion that the occurrence of C raises the probability of the occurrence of E. The cause and the effect has been at centre in much theorising about causation and causal beliefs.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Spinning Ideas: Electronic Essays Dedicated to Peter Gärdenfors on His Fiftieth Birthday |
| Editors | Sahlin Nils-Eric, Halldén Sören, Bengt Hansson, Wlodek Rabinowicz |
| Publisher | Department of Philosophy, Lund University |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Medical Ethics
Keywords
- Ramsey
- Tropes
- Universals
- Causal belief
- Causation
- Ontology