*Is causation a real feature of the universe — or just a pattern we impose on events?*
Michael Tooley argues that causation is indispensable for understanding probability, temporal direction, and even the structure of physical law itself.
0:27 Probability and the Direction of Causation
2:45 Why Some Philosophers Doubt Causation
3:24 Are the Laws of Physics Temporally Asymmetric?
5:42 Causal Pluralism and Hume’s Challenge
7:17 Why Causation Is the Cement of the Universe
*Michael Tooley* is a Professor of Philosophy at University of Colorado Boulder. He received a Boulder Faculty Assembly Excellence in Research Award in 1998 for his book “Time, Tense, and Causation”.
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