Rani Anjum
Biographic Data
| ID | 9409723 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rani Anjum |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rani |
| FAMILY NAME | Anjum |
| SIGNATURE | ANJUM R |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Double Prevention and Powers
Does A cause B simply if A prevents what would have prevented B? Such a case is known as double prevention: where we have the prevention of a prevention. One theory of causation is that A causes B when B counterfactually depends on A and, as there is such a dependence, proponents of the view must rule that double prevention is causation. However, if double prevention is causation, it means that causation can be an extrinsic matter, that the cause…
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Double Prevention and Powers
Does A cause B simply if A prevents what would have prevented B? Such a case is known as double prevention: where we have the prevention of a prevention. One theory of causation is that A causes B when B counterfactually depends on A and, as there is such a dependence, proponents of the view must rule that double prevention is causation. However, if double prevention is causation, it means that causation can be an extrinsic matter, that the cause…
Causation (1 works) · Counterfactual conditional (1 works) · Counterfactual thinking (1 works) · Epistemology (1 works) · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (1 works) · Philosophy (1 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (1 works) · Philosophy and Theoretical Science (1 works)