Can parts cause their wholes?

被引：7

作者：

Friend, Toby ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UCL, Sci & Technol Studies, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT, England

来源：

SYNTHESE | 2019年 / 196卷 / 12期

关键词：

Causation; Parthood; Distinctness; CAUSATION;

D O I：

10.1007/s11229-018-1694-y

中图分类号：

N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];

学科分类号：

01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;

摘要：

Part-whole causation (PWC) is the thesis that some causes are part of their effects. PWC has been objected to because of its incompatibility with the criterion that causes not be spatially included within their effects and the criterion that causes and effects are ontologically distinct in some sense. This paper serves to undermine the sufficiency of these ways of objecting to PWC by showing that for each criterion either cause-effect relationships need not satisfy it or part-whole relationships can. A case-study of the collapse of Bridge 9340 is employed to facilitate the discussion.

引用

页码：5061 / 5082

页数：22