Locke and the Real Problem of Causation
Any number of problems about causation emerge when one puts Locke into contact with other philosophers such as Hume. But Locke’s real problem with causation is internal to his view. It is very simple: Chapter xxvi of Book II of the Essay is entitled ‘Of Cause and Effect, and other Relations’....
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Any number of problems about causation emerge when one puts Locke into contact with other philosophers such as Hume. But Locke’s real problem with causation is internal to his view. It is very simple: Chapter xxvi of Book II of the Essay is entitled ‘Of Cause and Effect, and other Relations’. Yet Locke has just finished explaining that relations are not real. So causation is not real.
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| spelling | doaj.art-52d7c42c58d84940ad342b1dfa08ed522022-12-22T17:00:45ZengWestern Libraries, The University of Western OntarioLocke Studies2561-925X2015-12-011510.5206/ls.2015.678Locke and the Real Problem of CausationWalter Ott Any number of problems about causation emerge when one puts Locke into contact with other philosophers such as Hume. But Locke’s real problem with causation is internal to his view. It is very simple: Chapter xxvi of Book II of the Essay is entitled ‘Of Cause and Effect, and other Relations’. Yet Locke has just finished explaining that relations are not real. So causation is not real. https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/locke/article/view/678John Locke |
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