Can parts cause their wholes?

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作者：

Toby Friend

机构：

[1] University College London,Science and Technology Studies

来源：

Synthese | 2019年 / 196卷

关键词：

Causation; Parthood; Distinctness;

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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：21

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