Causation in Science: powers, mechanism, singularism

September 15, 2014 - September 17, 2014
School of Economics and Business, Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Vitenparken
Fredrik A. Dahlsv 8
Ås 1430
Norway

Sponsor(s):

  • FRIPRO Research Council of Norway

Speakers:

Fredrik Andersen
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Rani Lill Anjum
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Donatella Donati
University of Nottingham
Flavia Fabris
Sapienza University of Rome
Maria José Garcia Encinas
University of Granada
Ruth Groff
Saint Louis University
Washington University in St. Louis
Phyllis Illari
University College London
Max Kistler
Pantnéon-Sorbonne Paris
University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Anna Marmodoro
Oxford University
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Stephen Mumford
University of Nottingham
Nottingham University
John Symons
University of Kansas
Jon Williamson
University of Kent at Canterbury

Organisers:

Rani Lill Anjum
Norwegian University of Life Sciences

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The idea of this conference is to look at causation from a certain metaphysical perspective, and related to a particular scientific area. Important keywords are causal powers, causal mechanisms, causal singularism, and propensities.

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August 1, 2014, 5:00am CET

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#Causation, #Causality, #Philosophy of Science, #Powers, #Mechanism, #Dispositions