基于力移除的缺失性因果关系
Causation by Omission as Based on Force Removal
刘婧1
作者信息
- 1. 西安交通大学哲学系,西安 710049
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摘要
在形而上学层面,"缺失"导致的因果性问题尚未得到系统的解释.因果关系的依存论和过程论在这一问题的阐释上也存在诸多不足.沃尔夫等人提出了力理论,认为缺失性因果关系等同于力的移除,常表现为双重阻止.该理论强调因果链中的关系组合,可以运用微积分进行推算,并通过三段论式的自由体图展示因果链最终表现的因果关系.力理论发展了过程论对因果关系的解释,解决了困扰哲学家的部分难题:缺失如何导致事件的产生;缺失如何实现力的传递;哪些缺失可被归属于原因.因此,力动态可以作为基础的因果语义框架,对缺失性因果关系及相关概念进行较为系统的解释.
Abstract
At a metaphysical level,the problem of causation by omissions has not been systematically explained.Both dependency and process theories of causality face several shortcomings in addressing this issue.Wolff and others have proposed a force theory,which argues that causation by omission is e-quivalent to the removal of a force,providing an explanation beyond the concept of double prevention.This theory emphasizes the combination of relation-ships within a causal chain,which can be represented using integral calculus,and utilizes a free-body diagram to illustrate these relationships.The force theory advances the process-theoretic explanation of causation by resolving some puzzles that have long troubled philosophers:how omissions can lead to the occurrence of events,how omissions enable the transmission of force,and what omissions can be attributed as causes.Thus,force dynamics can serve as a foundational causal semantic framework,offering a more systematic explanation of causation by omissions and related concepts.
关键词
缺失性因果关系/依存论/过程论/力理论/因果链Key words
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出版年
2024
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