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Causal Theories |
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Philosophers have given causal theories of various concepts, including the concept of action, knowledge and memory. The causal theory of action states that a movement of a subject\'s body (or an event in a subject\'s mind) is an action if and only if it is caused by an appropriate intention of theirs. So the movement of my arm is an action if and only if it is caused by an appropriate intention of mine, such as an intention to wave. The causal theory of knowledge states that a subject\'s belief counts as knowledge if and only if it is caused by that which makes it true. I know that it is raining if and only if my belief that it is raining is caused by that which makes it true—its raining. AJ
See also action; causation; knowledge; memory; perception.Further reading S. Davis, Causal Theories of Mind. |
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