9781332320097 - Two Letters on Causation Freedom in Willing, Addressed to John Stuart Mill Addressed to John Stuart Mill: With an Appendix, on the Existence of ... Notions of Infin... (3 risultati)

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book explores philosophical ideas surrounding causality, arguing that the concept of causation is rooted in our own experience of agency and ability to produce change through effort. The author challenges the prevailing view that causation is merely the invariable sequence of events, proposing instead that it requires the active exercise of power. The book traces the development of our understanding of causality from its origins in our innate knowledge of effort to its more complex manifestations in scientific inquiry. Through an examination of both material and mental phenomena, the author argues that true causation involves the exertion of a sufficient power, and that the effect is always simultaneous with the action of its cause. The book concludes by emphasizing the significance of this understanding for our comprehension of the natural world and our place within it. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.