Causation, Physics, and the Constitution of Reality (English, Huw Price | Richard Corry | H. Price)

About the Book

In philosophy as in ordinary life, cause and effect are twin pillars on which much of our thought seems based. But almost a century ago, Bertrand Russell declared that modern physics leaves these pillars without foundations. Russell's revolutionary conclusion was that "the law of causality is a relic of a bygone age, surviving, like the monarchy, only because it is erroneously supposed to do no harm". Russell's famous challenge remains unanswered…

ISBN: 9780199278183