Mechanisms are real and local

Causality in the Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Illari, Phyllis McKay ^a   Williamson, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capacities; Causal explanation; Explanation; Locality; Mechanisms; Mechanistic explanation; Metaphysics of mechanisms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920110941     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199574131.003.0038     Document Type: Chapter

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