Davidsonian Causalism and Wittgensteinian Anti-Causalism: A Rapprochement

Ergo 5 (6): 153–72. 2018. doi:10.3998/ergo.12405314.0005.006

Seeks a rapprochement in the longstanding debate between Davidsonian causalists and Wittgensteinian anti-causalists by arguing that both sides can agree that reasons are not causes, but that intentional explanations are causal explanations.

reasons vs. causes, action explanation, explanation, analytic philosophy, 20th century, interpretation

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