A Non-relational Approach to Causation
Andrea White
Chapter from the book: White, A. 2024. Understanding Mental Causation.
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Chapter from the book: White, A. 2024. Understanding Mental Causation.
Chapter 6 presents a novel non-relational approach to causation. This approach denies that causation is always a relation and holds instead that causation can be a process. It is suggested that causation is on display not only when events make the difference to the occurrence of other events but also when substances engage in processes. It is argued that engaging in a process is analogous to instantiating a property, and that events are instances of processes.
White, A. 2024. A Non-relational Approach to Causation. In: White, A, Understanding Mental Causation. York: White Rose University Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22599/White.g
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Published on Dec. 17, 2024