Search for dissertations about: "manipulationism"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the word manipulationism.

2. 1. Taking Control : The role of manipulation in theories of causation

   Author : Henning Strandin; Peter Pagin; Richard Dawid; Michael Baumgartner; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; philosophy of science; causation; causal models; manipulationism; interventionism; Theoretical Philosophy; teoretisk filosofi;

   Abstract : Causation has always been a philosophically controversial subject matter. While David Hume’s empiricist account of causation has been the dominant influence in analytic philosophy and science during modern times, a minority view has instead connected causation essentially to agency and manipulation. READ MORE