Title
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2014
Department
Philosophy
Language
English
Publication Title
Acta Analytica
Abstract
Many philosophers accept some version of a principle that says for all x, if x exists, then x plays a unique causal role. After briefly clarifying one version of the principle in Section 1, Section 2 gives reasons to doubt it by showing that there are non-identical 'causal indiscernibles'--I call them 'married causes.' Section 3 then sketches a few philosophical puzzles for which married causes may be helpful.
DOI
10.1007/s12136-013-0202-8
Recommended Citation
Engelhardt, Jeff, "Married Causes" (2014). Dickinson College Faculty Publications. Paper 76.
https://scholar.dickinson.edu/faculty_publications/76
Comments
Published as:
Engelhardt, Jeff. "Married Causes." Acta Analytica 29, no. 2 (2014): 161-80.
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