On When There Must Be a Time-Difference between Cause and Effect
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10705745 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carl G Hedman (University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 507-511 |
| Publication date | 1972-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/288472 |
| OpenAlex | W2089826989 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
Building on two nonproblematic claims, I argue for a qualified endorsement of Hume's intuition that there must be a time-difference between cause and effect. Those claims are: (i) that the statement ‘A caused B’ is meaningful only if we have a criterion for saying ‘A’ and ‘B’ refer to distinct events; and (ii) that an adequate view of what it is to be an event must illuminate the enterprise of seeking to establish a singular causal statement. Specifically, I argue there must be a time-difference when cause and effect are modifications of the same physical object
Epistemology · Event (particle physics) · Intuition · Linguistics · Object (grammar) · Physics · Significant difference · Statement (logic) · Statistics · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Mathematics · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science
| Citations per year | 0.02 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1976 - 1976 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |