… of views of causation in the modern period. The chapters … causation, to a chair at Edinburgh
University. The chapters illustrate the central importance of causation in modern philosophy, …

… For modem philosophers, who seek to understand the … Not all modern philosophers discussed
in this essay are … happens when two things are related as cause and effect (Sleigh 1990b, …

… Ott argues that the competing models of causation in the period grow out of the scholastic
notion of power. On this Aristotelian view, the connection between cause and effect is logically …

… about the nature of causal relations occupy a central position in early modern philosophy.
The … broad and detailed picture of the nature of causal relations in early modern philosophy. …

… philosophical theories of causation in a manner intended to be suitable for psychologists
interested in causation. … brief summaries of philosophical theories of causation from Aristotle to …

… of causation within the conceptual apparatus of the philosophy of science has found its canonical
expression in the assimilation of causation … This conception of causation belongs to the …

… I believe this to be the profoundest error in modern philosophy, and the source of more
misconceptions than any other. By this simple expedient of introducing con siderations of time, …

… to God as the only genuine cause in the material realm (or … clearly holds that our minds can
cause motions in bodies even if … : Who are the influx philosophers that Leibniz refers to in his …

Causation is a central topic in many areas of philosophy. In metaphysics, philosophers want to
know what causation … In epistemology, philosophers investigate how causal claims can be …

… and cognition, to see connections among the early modern philosophers discussed in
this book, and to improve the quality of our papers. Our thanks also go to Ruti Ungar, Birgit …