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Activities and Causation: The Metaphysics and Epistemology of Mechanisms

Machamer, Peter·2004·International Studies in the Philosophy of Science
DOI 10.1080/02698590412331289242
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This article deals with mechanisms conceived as composed of entities and activities. In response to many perplexities about the nature of activities, a number of arguments are developed concerning their epistemic and ontological status. Some questions concerning the relations between cause and causal explanation and mechanisms are also addressed.

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  1. Ahn Woo‐Kyoung, 2000, The role of mechanism beliefs in casual reasoning
  2. Halliday David Robert Resnik 1986 Fundamentals of physics 2nd ed., extended version, New York: John Wiley
  3. Lycan William, 1973, A theory of critical reasons
  4. Machamer Peter, 1975, Gibson and the conditions of perception
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  6. Spelke Elizabeth, S, 1995, Infants’ knowledge of motion and human action

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Authors
Machamer, P.
Corresponding author
Machamer, Peter
Venue
International Studies in the Philosophy of Science
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2004-03
Volume
18
Issue
1
Pages
27-39
ISSN
  • 0269-8595 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-9281
DOI
10.1080/02698590412331289242
OpenAlex
W2093918078
Cited by
237
References
24
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 16 · 2015: 17 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 21 · 2012: 14
FWCI
12.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
International Studies in the Philosophy of Science (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy of Biology and Scientific Explanation
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Logic and Philosophy of Science
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Philosophy and Theoretical Science
Keywords
mechanisms, activity, causality, causal explanation

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