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Trumping the causal influence account of causation
Philosophical Studies 142 (2):153 - 160 (2009)
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Here is a simple counterexample to David Lewis’s causal influence account of causation, one that is especially illuminating due to its connection to what Lewis himself writes: it is a variant of his trumping example.Author's Profile
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