Will do? Causes and volitions: W. J. Mander: The volitional theory of causation: from Berkeley to the twentieth century. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023, 294 pp, $95.00 HB.
In: Metascience, Jg. 33 (2024-03-01), Heft 1, S. 91-93
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The book "The Volitional Theory of Causation: From Berkeley to the Twentieth Century" by W. J. Mander explores the theory that all causality is based on volition. The author surveys over forty figures who either defend or criticize the volitional theory, focusing on Anglophone philosophy in the nineteenth century. The book argues that historians of philosophy have neglected volitional theories and fills a gap in the literature. However, the book's attempt to rehabilitate the volitional theory is criticized for its lack of clarity and failure to defend key assumptions. [Extracted from the article]
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Will do? Causes and volitions: W. J. Mander: The volitional theory of causation: from Berkeley to the twentieth century. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023, 294 pp, $95.00 HB.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Wells, Aaron |
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Zeitschrift: | Metascience, Jg. 33 (2024-03-01), Heft 1, S. 91-93 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2024 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0815-0796 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11016-023-00936-8 |
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