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Change and Causation
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- 1CausalityAgency that connects one process (the cause) with another process or state (the effect), where the first is understood to be partly responsible for the second, and the second is dependent on the first.
- 2David LewisSeptember 28th 1941 - October 14th 2001.
American Philosopher - 3Counterfactual Causation (DL)Event A causes event B: if event A had not ocurred, event B would not have occurred.
- 4Transitivity (DL)A causes B,
B causes C therefore A causes C. - 5David Hume1711-1766
Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist. - 6Anti-Causation (DH)We cannot say for certain if one thing causes another.
- 7Aristotle384-322 BC
Greek philosopher studying in Athens as Plato's student from age 17 years. - 8Kinesis (A)Type of change: physical movement.
- 9Boulesis (A)Type of change: of mind or will (volition).
- 10Morphesis (A)Type of change: of form or state.
- 11Material Cause (A)Type of cause: the material from which something is made.
- 12Efficient Cause (A)Type of cause: which provides power for change (external motivation or physical force).
- 13Final Cause (A)Type of cause: purpose for which something changes.
- 14Formal Cause (A)Type of cause:
capacity of thing to change or capacity of thing to have particular use.
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- Flash cards to help learn the change and causation theories of different philosopher's.
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