Erik Van Aken

Instructor of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Rocky Mountain College, Montana, US

Erik Van Aken is an Instructor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Rocky Mountain College. His main research interests are in the philosophy of science, scientific methodology, the metaphysics of causation, and philosophy of religion.

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Chaos and cause

Can a butterfly’s wings trigger a distant hurricane? The answer depends on the perspective you take: physics or human agency

Erik Van Aken