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Causal-Explanatory Pluralism: How Intentions, Functions, and Mechanisms Influence Causal Ascriptions
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Direct linkLombrozo, Tania – Cognitive Psychology, 2010
Both philosophers and psychologists have argued for the existence of distinct kinds of explanations, including teleological explanations that cite functions or goals, and mechanistic explanations that cite causal mechanisms. Theories of causation, in contrast, have generally been unitary, with dominant theories focusing either on counterfactual…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Intention, Attribution Theory, Cognitive Processes
