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This book, published in 2000, is a clear account of causation based firmly in contemporary science. Dowe discusses in a systematic way, a positive account of causation: the conserved quantities account of causal processes which he has been developing over the last ten years. The book describes causal processes and interactions in terms of conserved quantities: a causal process is the worldline of an object which possesses a conserved quantity, and a causal interaction involves the exchange of conserved quantities. Further, things that are properly called cause and effect are appropriately connected by a set of causal processes and interactions. The distinction between cause and effect is explained in terms of a version of the fork theory: the direction of a certain kind of ordered pattern of events in the world. This particular version has the virtue that it allows for the possibility of backwards causation, and therefore time travel.
| ISBN-13 | 9780521039758 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0521039754 |
| Weight | 0.80 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.00 x 0.59 x 9.00 In |
| List Price | $62.99 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | - |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 236 pages |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Published On | 2007-08-16 |
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