Fundamental Causation: Physics, Metaphysics, and the Deep Structure of the World
Author:   Christopher Gregory Weaver
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   372
Publication Date:   30 September 2020
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Author:   Christopher Gregory Weaver
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367665852


ISBN 10:   0367665859
Pages:   372
Publication Date:   30 September 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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1. A Metaphysical Prolegomena for the Theory of Fundamental Causation 2. In Defense of the Causal Relation 3. The Brute Asymmetry of Causation 4. On the Epistemological Isolation Objection to Casual Hyperrealism 5. Universal Causal Determination 6. On the Irreflexivity, Transitivity, and Well-Foundedness of Causation 7. Causal Relata 8. On the Argument from Physics and General Relativity 9. Fundamental Causation

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Christopher Gregory Weaver received his PhD in philosophy from Rutgers University (2015) where he studied with Barry Loewer, David Albert, Tom Banks (physicist), and Jonathan Schaffer. Weaver is the author of a recent research monograph entitled, Fundamental Causation: Physics, Metaphysics, and the Deep Structure of the World (Routledge, 2019), along with many peer-reviewed articles in such venues as Erkenntnis, the Journal for General Philosophy of Science, Synthese, and the International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion. Weaver is currently an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and an Affiliate Assistant Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Weaver is also a member of the Illinois Center for Advanced Studies of the Universe, and in Spring 2021, Dr. Weaver will be a Visiting Fellow at the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Philosophy of Science.

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