Full Idea
In recent writings, Armstrong makes a direct identification of necessitation with causation.
Gist of Idea
In recent writings, Armstrong makes a direct identification of necessitation with causation
Source
report of David M. Armstrong (A World of States of Affairs [1997]) by Stathis Psillos - Causation and Explanation §6.3.3
Book Reference
Psillos,Stathis: 'Causation and Explanation' [Acumen 2002], p.169
A Reaction
Obviously logical necessity is not causal, but as a proposal for simplifying accounts of necessity in nature, this is wonderfully simple and appealing. Is his proposal an elevation of causation, or a degradation of necessity?