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: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Colección:Oxford studies in philosophy of science.
Temas:
Causation.
Explanation.
Science > Philosophy.
Explication.
PHILOSOPHY > Epistemology.
Erklärung
Kausalität
Philosophie
Wissenschaft
Wissenschaftstheorie
Kausales Denken
Causaliteit.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction and Preview
  • 2. Causation and Manipulation
  • 3. Interventions, Agency, and Counterfactuals
  • 4. Causal Explanation: Background and Criticism
  • 5. A Counterfactual Theory of Causal Explanation
  • 6. Invariance
  • 7. Causal Interpretation in Structural Models
  • 8. The Causal Mechanical and Unificationist Models of Explanation.

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