 | Causation, Freedom and Determinism: An Attempt to Solve the Causal Problem Through a Study of its Origins in Seventeenth-Century Philosophy Subjects: Humanities; Philosophy; Introductory Philosophy; Ethics Philosophy; History of Philosophy; Modern Philosophy (16th Century-18th Century); 19th Century Philosophy; Philosophy of Human Nature; 20th Century; This book, first published in 1936, divides into roughly two parts: a re-examination of historical material; and a positive theory of causation suggested by the results of this re-examination. The historical study discloses an ambiguity in the meanings of causation and determinism; it discloses also that this ambiguity is transferred to the meaning of freedom. |
