初始/持续因果关系的理论研究及其最新进展

Development and frontiers of the study of onset and extended causation

因果关系一直是诸多领域的热门话题,而初始/持续因果关系的研究是对因果关系理论的发展和深化,引起了哲学界和语言学界的关注和讨论,但是国内的相关研究几乎没有。因此,介绍初始/持续因果关系理论的内容并总结国际学术界对它们的批判是有重要意义的。文本首先介绍了初始/持续因果关系的定义,然后概括了两者之间的属性区别,着重概述并评价初始因果关系和持续因果关系在哲学和语言学方面的研究成果,最后指出值得进一步关注和探索的研究问题。

Causation has been a hot topic in a few disciplines.The research on onset/extended causation is a development to causational theories,which attracts great concerns and heated discussion.However,little research has been done on this topic at home.Therefore,it’s of critical significance to introduce onset/extended causation and review the criticism.This article first introduces the definition of onset/extended causation,and then summarizes their distinctive attributes.Previous resear-ches in philosophy and linguistics are focused on and reviewed in detail.Finally,several questions requiring further attention and exploration are also proposed.