Journal article
Hume, Causal Realism, and Causal Science
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The 'New Hume' interpretation, which sees Hume as a realist about 'thick' Causal powers, has been largely motivated by his evident commitment to causal language and causal science. In this, however, it is fundamentally misguided, failing to recognise how Hume exploits his anti-realist conclusions about (upper-case) Causation precisely to support (lower-case) causal science. When critically examined, none of the standard New Humean arguments - familiar from the work of Wright, Craig, Strawson,...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- MIND
- Volume:
- 118
- Issue:
- 471
- Pages:
- 647-712
- Publication date:
- 2009-07-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1460-2113
- ISSN:
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0026-4423
- Source identifiers:
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191963
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- Language:
- English
- Pubs id:
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pubs:191963
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- pubs:191963
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- 2012-12-19
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- 2009
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