Six Short Papers on Causality

Summary

These essays concern the different kinds of causation and their respective explanatory functions. Each of the following topics is discussed, in a clear and precise manner:



*The relationship between causation and prediction

*The relationship between causation and explanation

*The relationship between prediction and explanation

*The nature of counterfactual truth

*The relationship between counterfactual conditionals and the corresponding past-tense indicatives

*The relationship between counterfactual conditionals and the corresponding future-tense indicatives

*Program causality and its explanatory virtues

*The different kinds of causes involved in the development of mental illness.

*Singular causation

*The nature of causal laws



These topics are analyzed clearly, incisively and originally, by the world authority on the topic of causation. This book is a fascinating adventure, to be cherished and listened to over and over.