What is Causation by Richard Swinburne
What is Causation by Richard Swinburne
In a « billiard-ball world » of Newtonian science, causation was obvious—things had to touch each other in space and a cause always had to precede an effect. But quantum mechanics destroys such notions. What then is causation? Moreover, must causes always be physical? Is « mental causation » a coherent concept? What about « top-down causation »?
