Causation and laws of nature in early modern philosophy [electronic resource] / Walter Ott. Ott, Walter R. Causation. Philosophy of nature. Necessity (Philosophy) Natural law. BD541 .O83 2009 122.09032 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. This is a study of one of the most important debates in 17th- and 18th-century philosophy: the nature of causation. Ott offers controversial readings of such canonical figures as Descartes, Locke, and Hume, and explores related topics such as intentionality, necessity, and relations. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. 2009. 2009 Text 1 online resource (272 p.) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199570430.001.0001 eng