Causation and the Law: Preemption, Lawful Sufficiency, and Causal Sufficiency

This article briefly describes the normative/nonnormative distinction, and how one might invoke this distinction to locate a nonnormative dimension of actual causation. After briefly introducing Richard Wright\u27s concept of a necessary element in a set of conditions for an effect, the article notes ambiguities in the critical concepts of necessity and sufficiency that he deploys. The article suggests the most plausible interpretation of Wright\u27s use of different modal concepts

Moore, Causation, Counterfactuals, and Responsibility

Professor Michael Moore\u27s contribution to this symposium represents a deep and thorough examination of the relationship between counterfactual and causal tests, the meeting of which are often taken to be necessary conditions for various sorts of moral and legal responsibility

Mill

John Stuart Mill investigates the central elements of the 19th century philosopher’s most profound and influential works, from On Liberty to Utilitarianism and The Subjection of Women. Through close analysis of his primary works, it reveals the very heart of the thinker’s ideas, and examines them in the context of utilitarianism, liberalism and the British empiricism prevalent in Mill’s day. Presents an analysis of the full range of Mill’s primary writings, getting to the core of the philosopher’s ideas. Examines the central elements of Mill’s writings in easily accessible prose Places Mill’s work and thought within the larger cultural and social context of 19th century Britain Illustrates the continued relevance of Mill’s philosophy to today’s reader </ul