Causality and Determination
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Causality and Determination is a philosophical work by Elizabeth Anscombe that critically examines the concepts of causation and determinism, challenging prevailing assumptions in analytic philosophy and the philosophy of science.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Causality and Determination Context triple: [Elizabeth Anscombe, notableWork, Causality and Determination]
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A.
Determinismus und Quantenmechanik
Determinismus und Quantenmechanik is a philosophical and foundational study of quantum mechanics by Grete Hermann that critically examines determinism and causality in the emerging quantum theory.
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Identity and Necessity
Identity and Necessity is a seminal philosophical work by Saul Kripke that develops his influential ideas on modal logic, rigid designation, and the nature of necessary truths about identity.
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C.
essay "Is Everything Determined?"
The essay "Is Everything Determined?" is a philosophical and scientific reflection by Stephen Hawking on determinism, free will, and the implications of modern physics for predicting the future.
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D.
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason is a foundational philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer that analyzes the different ways in which the principle of sufficient reason structures human knowledge and experience.
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E.
The Nature of Necessity
The Nature of Necessity is a highly influential work of analytic philosophy in which Alvin Plantinga develops a rigorous account of modal logic, possible worlds, and the metaphysics of necessity and possibility.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Causality and Determination Target entity description: Causality and Determination is a philosophical work by Elizabeth Anscombe that critically examines the concepts of causation and determinism, challenging prevailing assumptions in analytic philosophy and the philosophy of science.
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A.
Determinismus und Quantenmechanik
Determinismus und Quantenmechanik is a philosophical and foundational study of quantum mechanics by Grete Hermann that critically examines determinism and causality in the emerging quantum theory.
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B.
Identity and Necessity
Identity and Necessity is a seminal philosophical work by Saul Kripke that develops his influential ideas on modal logic, rigid designation, and the nature of necessary truths about identity.
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C.
essay "Is Everything Determined?"
The essay "Is Everything Determined?" is a philosophical and scientific reflection by Stephen Hawking on determinism, free will, and the implications of modern physics for predicting the future.
-
D.
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason is a foundational philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer that analyzes the different ways in which the principle of sufficient reason structures human knowledge and experience.
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E.
The Nature of Necessity
The Nature of Necessity is a highly influential work of analytic philosophy in which Alvin Plantinga develops a rigorous account of modal logic, possible worlds, and the metaphysics of necessity and possibility.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ work in analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| argues |
that causal necessity is not reducible to constant conjunction
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that causation involves real connections rather than mere regularities ⓘ that determinism is not entailed by the existence of causal laws ⓘ that human action cannot be fully captured by deterministic laws ⓘ that physical laws do not uniquely fix all future events ⓘ |
| author |
Elizabeth Anscombe
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Elizabeth Anscombe ⓘ
surface form:
G. E. M. Anscombe
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| contributedTo |
debates on free will and determinism
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debates on the interpretation of physical laws ⓘ revival of interest in non-Humean theories of causation ⓘ |
| critiques |
Humean accounts of causation
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deterministic interpretations of physical laws ⓘ regularity theories of causation ⓘ standard assumptions in analytic philosophy about causation ⓘ standard assumptions in philosophy of science about causation ⓘ |
| discusses |
causal explanation
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freedom and responsibility ⓘ human agency ⓘ laws of nature ⓘ necessity and contingency ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
metaphysics
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philosophy of action ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
analytic philosophy monograph
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philosophy ⓘ |
| hasNotableConcept |
distinction between causation and determinism
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limits of scientific explanation for human action ⓘ realist account of causation ⓘ rejection of purely regularity-based causation ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalPerspective |
agent-causal view of causation
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anti-Humean view of causation ⓘ critical of determinism ⓘ |
| hasReception |
frequently cited in philosophy of science
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influential in contemporary debates on causation ⓘ widely discussed in metaphysics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotelian philosophy
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Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
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| isPartOf | 20th-century analytic philosophy literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
analytic philosophy
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causation ⓘ determinism ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
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