Causal Pluralism in Philosophy: Empirical Challenges and Alternative Proposals

An increasing number of arguments for causal pluralism invoke empirical psychological data. Different aspects cognition—specifically, perception and inference—are thought to involve distinct cognitive processes representations, they thereby distinctively support transference dependency theories causation, respectively. We argue that this dualistic picture concepts arises from methodological differences, rather than an actual plurality concepts. Hence, philosophical is not particularly supported by the Serious engagement with science reveals connection between causation notions substantially more complicated traditionally presumed.