Metaphysical Causation

Alastair Wilson

doi:10.1111/nous.12190

Metaphysical Causation

Alastair Wilson

Philosophy

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There is a systematic and suggestive analogy between grounding and causation. In my view, this analogy is no coincidence. Grounding and causation are alike because grounding is a type of causation: metaphysical causation. In this paper I defend the identification of grounding with metaphysical causation, drawing on the causation literature to explore systematic connections between grounding and metaphysical dependence counterfactuals, and I outline a non-reductive counterfactual theory of grounding along interventionist lines.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	723-751
Journal	Noûs
Volume	52
Issue number	4
Early online date	13 Jan 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/nous.12190
Publication status	Published - Dec 2018

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