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Connolly, Patrick J.

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Causation and scientific explanation in Locke.

紀錄類型:	書目-電子資源 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	Causation and scientific explanation in Locke./
作者:	Connolly, Patrick J.
面頁冊數:	229 p.
附註:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 74-09(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International74-09A(E).
標題:	Philosophy. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3562711
ISBN:	9781303104954

Causation and scientific explanation in Locke.
Connolly, Patrick J.

Causation and scientific explanation in Locke. - 229 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 74-09(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2013.

This dissertation examines the topics of causation and scientific explanation in the philosophy of John Locke. The first half of the dissertation focuses on causation. Previous interpreters have assumed that Locke was offering a metaphysical theory of causation. I show that this was not Locke's project. He was instead offering a psychological account of causation; he was attempting to account for our cognition of causal processes and the sorts of causal attributions and judgments we make.

ISBN: 9781303104954Subjects--Topical Terms:

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520 $a On my view, Locke thinks we understand causation as a relation between two powers. So I begin by examining Locke's views on our ideas of power and relations. I show that Locke distinguishes between several different types of idea of power in the Essay. I then argue that by deploying these distinctions Locke can avoid the problems posed by his commentators. With respect to relations, I argue that Locke is interested in the psychology of relations; he seeks to explain relations as a mental comparison of ideas. I also argue, contra several recent interpreters, that Locke does not offer a metaphysical theory about external-world relations. Once we are furnished with an account of the ideas of power and relations, Locke's psychological account of causation becomes surprisingly clear.
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