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In defense of "lineal causality".

P F Dell

    Family Process
    |December 1, 1986
    PubMed
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    This study explores lineal and circular causality, challenging the notion that lineal causality is impossible. Bateson

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    Area of Science:

    • Epistemology
    • Systems Theory
    • Philosophy of Science

    Background:

    • Theories of causality often debate lineal versus circular models.
    • Lineal causality is frequently deemed theoretically profound yet practically impossible.
    • Common sense and everyday experience appear to contradict the impossibility of lineal causality.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To examine the epistemological framework of Gregory Bateson regarding lineal and circular causality.
    • To reconcile the theoretical challenges of lineal causality with observable experience.
    • To demonstrate how Bateson's epistemology explains, rather than contradicts, everyday experience.

    Main Methods:

    • Conceptual analysis of Bateson's epistemological theories.
    • Comparative examination of lineal and circular causality models.

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  • Philosophical inquiry into the nature of causality and experience.

    • Main Results:

    • Bateson's epistemology provides a framework that accommodates both lineal and circular causality.
    • The perceived impossibility of lineal causality stems from theoretical limitations, not experiential ones.
    • Bateson's model effectively explains phenomena typically understood through lineal causality.

    Conclusions:

    • Bateson's epistemology offers a robust explanation for our experience of causality.
    • The dichotomy between theoretical profundity and practical impossibility of lineal causality is resolved through Bateson's framework.
    • Understanding causality requires an epistemological approach that aligns with lived experience.