The why of things : causality in science, medicine, and life /

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Why was there a meltdown at the Fukushima power plant? Why do some people get cancer and not others? Why is global warming happening? Why does one person get depressed in the face of life's vicissitudes while another finds resilience?"" Questions like these?questions of causality?form...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rabins, Peter V. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Causation.
Science > Philosophy.
Life sciences > Philosophy.
Science.
Life sciences.
Philosophy.
Causality
Science
Biological Science Disciplines
Philosophy
Sciences de la vie > Philosophie.
Causalité.
Sciences.
Sciences de la vie.
Philosophie.
sciences (philosophy)
biological sciences.
philosophy.
science (modern discipline)
PHILOSOPHY > Epistemology.
SCIENCE > Research & Methodology.
Life sciences
Causation
Life sciences > Philosophy
Science > Philosophy
Causaliteit.
Wetenschap.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Historical overview: the four approaches to causality
  • The three-facet model: an overview
  • The answer is either "no" or "yes": causality as a categorical concept
  • Probabilities, odds, and risks: predispositions and provocations as causes
  • A third model of causality: the emergent, nonlinear approach
  • Empirical: the physical sciences
  • Empirical: the biological sciences
  • Empirical: epidemiology
  • Narrative truth: the empathic method
  • Cause in the ecclesiastic tradition
  • Seeking the why of things: the model applied.

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