Absence Causation and a Critical Review of a Non-Realistic Theory

Q: How can I download an article?

To download an article from SID, first log in to the site, search for the article title, and click on the 'Download Article' option.

Q: How can I download an ISI article?

To download an ISI article on SID, enter the keyword or article title in the search bar, view the relevant results, click on the desired article, and select the 'Download Article' option.

Q: How can I access the SID database?

To access the SID database, visit SID.ir, create an account, and log in to access scientific resources.

Q: Is downloading articles from SID free?

Some articles on SID are available for free, while others require payment. Details are specified on the article's page.

Taleghani Sayyed Ali

مرکز اطلاعات علمی Scientific Information Database (SID) - Trusted Source for Research and Academic Resources

Journal Paper

Paper Information

Journal: JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHICAL THEOLOGICAL RESEARCH Year:2019 | Volume:21 | Issue:1 (79) Page(s): 97-120

Download Full-Text

Persian Verion

View:

278

Download:

127

Cites:

Information Journal Paper

Title

Absence Causation and a Critical Review of a Non-Realistic Theory

Author(s)

Taleghani Sayyed Ali | Issue Writer Certificate

Keywords

absence causationQ1

causal anti-realismQ1

causal realismQ1

Helen BeebeeeQ1

Donald DavidsonQ1

David LewisQ1

Abstract

Causality in some contexts such as “ Hamid’ s failure to water his plants was a cause of their death. ” and “ Rickets is caused by a deficiency of vitamin D” can be called "absence causation". In this paper, the main question is whether the use of the term “ cause” in such instances due to carelessness and a misuse of language or denotes something that is real and independent of our minds. Defending the first view can be called “ anti-realism” in absence causation and the second as “ anti-realism” . Helen Beebee is one of the contemporary philosophers that defend anti-realistic theory of absence causation. Her main argument is, in short, as Davidson said, that causation is a relation between events, whereas there are no negative events, therefore, there is no genuine absence causation. However, the main objection that those like her encounter is the common and strong linguistic intuition in sentences like Hamid’ s inattentiveness to plants. Beebee has argued that our intuitions in these cases are wrong and the author strives to show that her arguments have failed to achieve this goal.

Cites

No record.

References

No record.

Cite

APA: Copy

Taleghani, Sayyed Ali. (2019). Absence Causation and a Critical Review of a Non-Realistic Theory. JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHICAL THEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, 21(1 (79) ), 97-120. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/406919/en

Vancouver: Copy

Taleghani Sayyed Ali. Absence Causation and a Critical Review of a Non-Realistic Theory. JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHICAL THEOLOGICAL RESEARCH[Internet]. 2019;21(1 (79) ):97-120. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/406919/en

IEEE: Copy

Sayyed Ali Taleghani, “Absence Causation and a Critical Review of a Non-Realistic Theory,” JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHICAL THEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, vol. 21, no. 1 (79) , pp. 97–120, 2019, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/406919/en

Related Journal Papers