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Causation, supervenience, and special sciences

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2005

Graham Macdonald*
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Philosophy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT06269-2054
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Abstract:

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Ross & Spurrett (R&S) argue that Kim's reductionism rests on a restricted account of supervenience and a misunderstanding about causality. I contend that broadening supervenience does nothing to avoid Kim's argument and that it is difficult to see how employing different notions of causality helps to avoid the problem. I end by sketching a different solution.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004