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Thu Dec 1, 2016 Howison Library 4–6 PM |
Philosophy Colloquium Bradford Skow (MIT) Levels of Reasons Why |
Abstract: There are first-level reasons: they are reasons why something happened. There are also second-level reasons: they are reasons why other facts are reasons. These two levels are different: a reason why R is a reason why E happened is not necessarily a reason why E happened. I’ll show off a bunch of work this distinction between levels can do, especially in the theories of explanation and causation.