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The Mechanistic Roots Of Occasionalism: Stage One, Benjamin Hill, Henrik Lagerlund, Todd Ryan, Elliot Rossiter
The Mechanistic Roots Of Occasionalism: Stage One, Benjamin Hill, Henrik Lagerlund, Todd Ryan, Elliot Rossiter
Research Day (Arts & Humanities, FIMS, and Education)
What is Occasionalism?
Occasionalism is the doctrine about causal efficacy that exploits the non-observational nature of causation. We observe a prior and a posterior state of the universe, and discern the difference between them. But we cannot observe the force or power causally necessitating the change.
Misunderstanding & Misdirecting The Liberal Arts, John Thorp
Misunderstanding & Misdirecting The Liberal Arts, John Thorp
Research Day (Arts & Humanities, FIMS, and Education)
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Endorsement, Worth And Well-Being: What Is It For A Life To Go Well?, Michel Hébert
Endorsement, Worth And Well-Being: What Is It For A Life To Go Well?, Michel Hébert
Research Day (Arts & Humanities, FIMS, and Education)
Theories of well-being give an account of what it is for persons to fare well. They state the general features that make a life good for the person who lives it.