Review of Phil Dowe and Paul Nordhoff: "Cause and Chance: Causation in an Indeterministic World
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PHIL DOWE AND PAUL NOORDHOF Cause and Chance: Causation in an Indeterministic World London: Routledge, 2004, $35.00 ISBN: 0415408482, paperback
This is an excellent anthology. The contributors are first-rate, the contributions are state-of-the-art, and the content is highly unified. The introduction further connects the essays and succinctly articulates the main themes. What results will be of interest to anyone interested in the contemporary discussion of causation. Here I will offer a brief summary of the contributions, and conclude ...
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