Causation and Persistence A Theory of Causation [Hardcover]

Ehring shows the inadequacy of received theories of causation, and, introducing conceptual devices of his own, provides a wholly new account of causation as the persistence over time of individual properties, or tropes.

Ehring's new book is the single most significant advance in the philosophical debate about the nature of causality in the last decade or more. It not only faces the most serious problems--like causal preemption and the direction of causation--it moves towards creative and persuasive solutions to them. It will have an appeal well beyond the narrow specialist. --Alexander Rosenberg,University of Georgia

A high-quality philosophical work on a topic of central importance. --David Papineau,Kings College, London