Book contents
- The Quest for Knowledge in International Relations
- The Quest for Knowledge in International Relations
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I What Is Knowledge?
- Part II How Do We Acquire Knowledge?
- Part III How Do We Claim Knowledge?
- Part IV Reason and Cause
- 12 Reason
- 13 Cause
- 14 The Causal Paradox
- 15 Mechanisms
- Part V Conclusions
- Index
13 - Cause
from Part IV - Reason and Cause
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 April 2022
Book contents
- The Quest for Knowledge in International Relations
- The Quest for Knowledge in International Relations
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I What Is Knowledge?
- Part II How Do We Acquire Knowledge?
- Part III How Do We Claim Knowledge?
- Part IV Reason and Cause
- 12 Reason
- 13 Cause
- 14 The Causal Paradox
- 15 Mechanisms
- Part V Conclusions
- Index
Summary
I explore different understandings of cause, the extent to which it is a feature of the world or an artifact of our imagination, and the consequences for knowledge that flows from these different assumptions.
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- The Quest for Knowledge in International RelationsHow Do We Know?, pp. 179 - 188Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022