TO THE QUESTION OF THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKWARD CAUSALITY

• Authors: Machula T.
• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

The article deals with the conception of backward causation, i.e. with the question whether an effect can precede its cause. It analyses some arguments for possibility of backward causation. It is especially Dummett's theory of quasi-causation that is a moderate form of backward causation concept. The article refuses the arguments for possibility of backward causation as unconvincing of false.

Keywords

EN

BACKWARD CAUSATION; CAUSATION; DUMMETT’S THEORY; QUASI-CAUSATION

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: 2
• Pages: 168-177
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Machula T.

• T. Machula, for postal address contact the journal editor

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

08SKAAAA04618870