Sparse Causation and Mere Abundant Causation
(2022) In Philosophical Studies 179(11). p.3259-3280- Abstract
- Setting off from a familiar distinction in the philosophy of properties, this paper introduces a tripartite distinction between sparse causation, abundant causation and mere abundant causation (instances of the latter forming a sub-class of abundant causation). It is argued that the contrast between sparse and mere abundant causation allows us to resolve notorious philosophical issues having to do with negative causation, causation involving institutional properties and physical macro-causation in a way that is unified, intuitive and in line with scientific doctrines and practices.
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- author
- Hansson Wahlberg, Tobias LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2022
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Causation, Exclusion problem, Institutional properties, Negative causation, Predicate nominalism, Properties, Relations, sparse/abundant distinction
- in
- Philosophical Studies
- volume
- 179
- issue
- 11
- pages
- 22 pages
- publisher
- Springer
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85130740432
- ISSN
- 0031-8116
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11098-022-01824-3
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- 20141c13-1135-4f07-a1a4-5d770f772491
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