
Don Ross (ed.)
et al.
Published online:
24 January 2013
Published in print:
10 January 2013
Online ISBN:
9780191744983
Print ISBN:
9780199696499
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The evolution of causal notions The evolution of causal notions
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A concrete example A concrete example
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The structure of causal sub-models The structure of causal sub-models
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Relations among causal sub-models. Relations among causal sub-models.
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The Pearl Inversion: A reorientation in our understanding of modality The Pearl Inversion: A reorientation in our understanding of modality
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The problem of causal antecedents defused? The problem of causal antecedents defused?
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Science, metaphysics, and common sense Science, metaphysics, and common sense
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Connections Connections
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References References
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Chapter
10 Causation, Free Will, and Naturalism
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Pages
208–235
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Published:January 2013
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Ismael, Jenann, 'Causation, Free Will, and Naturalism', in Don Ross, James Ladyman, and Harold Kincaid (eds), Scientific Metaphysics (Oxford , 2013; online edn, Oxford Academic, 24 Jan. 2013), https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199696499.003.0010, accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
Abstract
This chapter addresses the worry that the existence of causal antecedents to your choices means that you are causally compelled to act as you do. It begins with the folk notion of cause, leads the reader through recent developments in the scientific understanding of causal concepts, and argues that those developments undermine the threat from causal antecedents. The discussion is then used as a model for a kind of naturalistic metaphysics that takes its lead from science, letting everyday concepts be shaped and transformed by scientific developments.
Keywords:
Free will, causal antecedents, scientific developments, interventionism, naturalistic metaphysics
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