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| Causality: causality is the relation between two (separate) entities, whereby a state change of the one entity causes the state of the other entity to change. Nowadays it is assumed that an energy transfer is crucial for talking about a causal link. D. Hume was the first to consistently deny the observability of cause and effect. (David Hume Eine Untersuchung über den menschlichen Verstand, Hamburg, 1993, p. 95). _____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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H. Wessel on Causality - Dictionary of Arguments
372f Causality / empiricism / Wessel: we have introduced c. so that we first received a class of statements as being about emprical relationships and say only what is an empirical relationship. >Introduction. Causality/force/Wessel: paradox: if two equal forces are applied from opposite sides, the body remains at rest - solution: conditions are missing. >Generality, >Generalization, >Natural laws. Paradox of the relationship: if z from X and V from Y, then appears to follow from X + Y + z + v, but not, if the forces are contradictory. Solution: tendency predicates: "the body has a tendency to move" simultaneous contradictory tendencies are not mutually exclusive. I 375 Causality/Cause/logic/science/Wessel: some causes are construed as transitive, others not, so there are several types of causal relationships. >Cause, >Effect, >Causation, >Transitivity._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Wessel I H. Wessel Logik Berlin 1999 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-27