Six Short Papers on Causality

These essays concern the different kinds of causation and their respective explanatory functions. Each of the following topics is discussed, in a clear and precise manner:

* The relationship between causation and prediction.
* The relationship between causation and explanation.
* The relationship between prediction and explanation.
* The nature of counterfactual truth.
* The relationship between counterfactual conditionals and the corresponding past-tense indicatives.
* The relationship between counterfactual conditionals and the corresponding future-tense indicatives.
* Program causality and its explanatory virtues.
* The different kinds of causes involved in the development of mental illness.
* Singular causation.
* The nature of causal laws.

These topics are analyzed clearly, incisively, and originally, by the world authority on the topic of causation. This book is a fascinating adventure, to be cherished and listened to over and over.