Theory of Causation in the Social and Biological Sciences

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

Av A. Reutlinger, Alexander Reutlinger

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum2013-03-18
Mått140 x 216 x 20 mm
Vikt464 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor276
Upplaga2013
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9781137281036

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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