The Metaphysics of Omissions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4079794 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sara Bernstein (Duke University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 208-218 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/phc3.12206 |
| OpenAlex | W1558594641 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 28 |
Omissions- any events, actions, or things that do not occur - are central to numerous debates in causation and ethics. This article surveys views on what omissions are, whether they are causally efficacious, and how they ground moral responsibility
Causation · Epistemology · Metaphysics · Free Will and Agency · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
Absence and Nothing
Causalism
Preemptive Omissions
Environmental racism
Omissions, Moral Luck, and Minding the (Epistemic) Gap
A good cause
A counterfactual simulation model of causation by omission
Essential Structure for Causal Models
Collective inaction, omission, and non-action
Evaluating action possibilities
Motivated causal judgments and responsibility for civilian casualties in military conflicts
| Citations per year | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |