Moritz Schlick’s interpretation of the causality principle is based on Schlick’s understanding of quantum mechanics and on his conviction that quantum mechanics strongly supports an empiricist reading of causation in his sense. The present paper compares the empiricist position held by Schlick with Bas van Fraassen’s more recent conception of constructive empiricism. It is pointed out that the ...

One of the currently popular dogmata of anticonsequentialism is that consequentialism does not respect, recognize, or in some important way account for what is referred to as the “separateness of persons.” William Shaw, a widely read philosopher at San José State University, refers to this charge as a “virtual mantra.” 1 The charge is often made, but rarely explained in any detail, much less ar...