A. Reutlinger
Palgrave Macmillan UK
e druk, 2013
9781137281036
A Theory of Causation in the Social and Biological Sciences
Specificaties
Gebonden, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK |
2013
ISBN13: 9781137281036
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
This first full length treatment of interventionist theories of causation in the social sciences, the biological sciences and other higher-level sciences the presents original counter arguments to recent trends in the debate and serves as useful introduction to the subject.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781137281036
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Inhoudsopgave
Acknowledgements PART I: CAUSATION IN THE SPECIAL SCIENCES AND THE INTERVENTIONIST THEORY OF CAUSATION Causation in the Special Sciences The Interventionist Explication of Causation PART II: WHAT IS WRONG WITH INTERVENTIONIST THEORIES Counterfactuals: A Problem for Interventionists? Getting Rid of Interventions Non-Universal Laws Woodward Meets Russell: Does Causation Fit into the World of Physics? PART III: AN ALTERNATIVE THEORY OF CAUSATION IN SPECIAL SCIENCES In Defense of Conceptually Non-Reductive Explications of Causation The Comparative Variability Theory of Causation Consequences Bibliography Index