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Single Idea 8390

[from 'Causation and Supervenience' by Michael Tooley, in 26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / a. Observation of causation ]

Full Idea

The arguments in favour of causation being observable appeal especially to the impression of pressure upon one's body, and to one's introspective awareness of willing, together with the perception of the event which one willed.

Gist of Idea

Causation is directly observable in pressure on one's body, and in willed action

Source

Michael Tooley (Causation and Supervenience [2003], 3)

Book Reference

'The Oxford Handbook of Metaphysics', ed/tr. Loux,M /Zimmerman,D [OUP 2005], p.392


A Reaction

[He cites Evan Fagels] Anscombe also cites words which have causality built into their meaning. This would approach would give priority to mental causation, and would need to demonstrate that similar things happen out in the world.