The basic idea of counterfactual theories of causation is that the meaning of causal claims
can be explained in terms of counterfactual conditionals of the form “If event c had not …

Absences. See also Facts, negative; Void and abnormality criterion, 295 of absences, 283
as background conditions, 173–175 and biff, 284–285, 288, 448–449 cannot be causes, 25 …

“Probabilistic Causation” designates a group of theories that aim to characterize the
relationship between cause and effect using the tools of probability theory. The central idea …

Much of the philosophical literature on causation ha on the concept of" actual" causation,
sometimes ca ken" causation. In particular, it is this notion of a sation that many …

Questions about the metaphysics of causation may be usefully divided as follows. First, there
are questions about the nature of the causal relata, including (1.1) whether they are in …

Understanding the cause of cost overruns in transportation infrastructure projects has been
a topic that has received considerable attention from academics and the popular press …

One event, e, counterfactually depends upon another event, c, just in case e would not have
occurred had c not occurred. Beginning with the seminal paper of David Lewis in 1973 …

And when properties from two levels lawfully suffice for the same effect, such as when my
mental and physical properties both suffice for my subsequent behavior, perhaps there are …

Rework is a chronic problem in construction and engineering projects. A wide variety of
studies examining the nature of rework have been undertaken since the seminal research of …

In this wide-ranging philosophical work, Koons takes on two powerful dogmas--anti-realism
and materialism. In doing so, Koons develops an elegant metaphysical system that accounts …