[Wittrs] Constitution vs Causation
- From: Joseph Polanik <jpolanik@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: wittrsamr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:26:21 -0400
SWM wrote:
>Joseph Polanik wrote:
>>SWM wrote:
>>>As I noted above, one can use "constitute" to make a causal claim in
>>>certain cases, too, as Searle does.
>>where does Searle do this? I don't recall any such case.
>The wetness of water . . .
what about it? where does Searle use the language of 'constitution' to
make a claim about causation?
all I can find are uses of 'causation' to express a point about
constitution; for example, when Searle speaks of the liquidity of water
as a causally emergent system feature of H20 molecules. that's really a
claim that liquidity is constituted by H20.
Joe
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