Making things happen : a theory of causal explanation.

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Woodward's volume is an attempt to construct a comprehensive account of causation explanation that applies to a wide variety of causal and explanatory claims in different areas of science and everyday life.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Woodward, James F. (James Francis), 1946-
Autor Corporativo: Oxford University Press
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Colección:Oxford studies in the philosophy of science.
Temas:
Causation.
Explanation.
Science > Philosophy.
Causality
Causalité.
Explication.
Sciences > Philosophie.
PHILOSOPHY > Epistemology.
Causation
Explanation
Science > Philosophy
Causaliteit.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction and preview
  • Causation and manipulation
  • Interventions, agency, and counterfactuals
  • Causal explanation: background and criticism
  • A counterfactual theory of causal explanation
  • Invariance
  • Causal interpretation in structural models
  • The causal mechanical and unificationist models of explanation
  • Afterword.

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