Causation and explanation /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Psillos, Stathis
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Stocksfield [U.K.] : Acumen, 2002.
Series:Central problems of philosophy.
Subjects:
Causation.
Explanation.
Explication.
PHILOSOPHY > Epistemology.
Kausalität
Philosophie
Wetenschappelijk realisme.
Natuurwetenschappen.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; I Causation; 1 Hume on causation; 2 Regularities and singular causation; 3 Causation and counterfactuals; 4 Causation and mechanism; II Laws of nature; 5 The regularity view of laws; 6 Laws as relations among universals; 7 Alternative approaches to laws; III Explanation; 8 Deductive-nomological explanation; 9 Statistical explanation; 10 Explanation of laws; 11 The metaphysics of explanation; Notes; References; Index

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