Causation

Fall 2012


Peter Jellitsch, STB/S09/04-40°

Overview

This is a graduate seminar on causation, with a focus on regularity theories, counterfactual theories, and the relationship between higher and lower level causes. The schedule is tentative, and may be changed as the course progresses. Unless otherwise advertised, we meet in the Philosophy Seminar Room (Lattimore 531) at 2:00pm–4:40pm. A BibTeX file containing all the references below can be found here.

Schedule

Background Readings on Methodology

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Regularity Theories: Hume (Monday 10 September)

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Regularity Theories: Mackie (Monday 17 September)

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Regularity Theories: Strevens (Monday 24 September)

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Counterfactual Theories: Lewis I (Monday 1 October)

Introductory
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Counterfactual Theories: Lewis II (Monday 15 October)

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Counterfactual Theories: Causal Models I (Monday 22 October)

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Counterfactual Theories: Causal Models II (Monday 29 October)

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Counterfactual Theories: Causal Models III (Monday 5 November)

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Two Concepts of Causation I (Monday 12 November)

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Two Concepts of Causation II (Monday 19 November)

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Levels of Causation I (Monday 26 November)

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Levels of Causation II (Monday 3 December)

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Levels of Causation III (Monday 10 December)

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