To what extent can the term ‘causes’ usefully be replaced by the term ‘is’?

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Title:	To what extent can the term ‘causes’ usefully be replaced by the term ‘is’?
Authors:	Donnelly, Stephen Philip
Supervisor(s):	Richmond, Alasdair
Issue Date:	23-Nov-2011
Publisher:	The University of Edinburgh
Abstract:	Considers whether the relationship that holds between cause and effect is that of identity over time.
Keywords:	Philosophy Causation
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/1842/6160
Appears in Collections:	Philosophy Masters thesis collection