WHAT DOES THE BACKWARD CAUSATION EXPLAIN

• Authors: Jastrzembska Z.
• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

The paper deals with some questions that are closely related to the problem of backward causation according to which an effect precedes its cause in time. It focuses on two main points: Firstly, the paper shows that the crucial argument against backward causation is underlied by certain assumptions that are hard to reject. Secondly, the explanatory power of backward causation is discussed in the paper.

Keywords

EN

BACKWARD CAUSATION; CAUSATION; TIME

Discipline

• PHILOSOPHY: PHILOSOPHY

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and Institute of Philosophy of Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic
• Journal: Organon F. medzinárodný časopis pre analytickú filozofiu
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 345-357
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Jastrzembska Z.

• Z. Jastrzembska, for postal address contact the journal editor

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

08SKAAAA05009525