The Metaphysics of Omissions

Philosophy Compass 10 (3):208-218 (2015)
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Abstract

Omissions – any events, actions, or things that do not occur – are central to numerous debates in causation and ethics. This article surveys views on what omissions are, whether they are causally efficacious, and how they ground moral responsibility

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Sara Bernstein
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Responsibility and Control: A Theory of Moral Responsibility.John Martin Fischer & Mark Ravizza - 1998 - New York: Cambridge University Press. Edited by Mark Ravizza.
Physical Causation.Phil Dowe - 2000 - New York: Cambridge University Press.
Omissions: Agency, Metaphysics, and Responsibility.Randolph K. Clarke - 2014 - New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
The facts of causation.D. H. Mellor - 1995 - New York: Routledge.

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