Cause by Omission and Norms
abstract: Saying, "if Mary had watered Sam's plant, it wouldn't have died," is an ordinary way to identify Mary not watering Sam's plant as the cause of its death. But there are problems with this statement. If we identify Mary's omitted action as the cause, we seemingl...
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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.17926 |