Category Archives: causation

on nonlinear dynamics of hordes of people

Posted on 6 February 2018 by

I spent a bit of last week at a symposium honoring the work of Charney and Lorenz in fluid dynamics. I am no serious student of fluid dynamics. I have a friend, Klaus, an engineer, who is, and makes a … Continue reading →

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Causation and the Tenuous Relevance of Philosophy to Modern Science

Posted on 18 June 2017 by

I was asked by ATTP at their blog: hypergeometric, Which bit of what Dikran said do you disagree with? It certainly seems reasonable to me; if you want to explain how something could cause something else, you need to use … Continue reading →

Posted in causation, john d norton, philosophy of science, science