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Causation and Structural Realism

(Original title: Causation and Structural Realism)
Organon F, 2010, vol. 17, No 4, pp. 508-521.
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Abstract

M. Esfeld has recently argued that ontic structural realism may succeed only if it is based on causal structures. In order to meet this requirement, he offers a combination of dispositional/causal relations with moderate form of ontic structural realism. This paper, however, demonstrates that moderate position, in relation to causation, faces a dilemma whose resolution leads to a monistic ontology that creates a rather hostile environment for structural metaphysics.

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