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A cause for thought : an essay in metaphysics / John W. Burbidge.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Burbidge, John W., 1936- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Causation.
- Metaphysics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (139 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2014.
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal [Quebec] : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Does the fact that everything has a cause imply that all events are causally determined? Drawing on discussions from the history of philosophy, this book captures the diverse dynamics found in physics, chemistry, biology, animal psychology, and rational action.
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction to Metaphysics
- 2 The Ontology of Cause
- 3 The Cosmology of Complex Cause 6 Conclusion Works Cited
- 4 The Psychology of Conscious and Rational Agents
- 5 The Theology of Comprehensive Agency.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-125) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780773591950
- 0773591958
- 9780773591943
- 077359194X
- OCLC:
- 887636660
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