Making Things Happen

A Theory of Causal Explanation

AvJames Woodward

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

Del i serien Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Science

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Beskrivning

Woodward's long awaited book 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. The book engages some of the relevant literature from other disciplines, as Woodward weaves together examples, counterexamples, criticisms, defenses, objections, and replies into a convincing defense of the core of his theory, which is that we can analyze causation by appeal to the notion of manipulation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-09-29
Mått:152 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt:612 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Science
Antal sidor:432
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780195189537

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Mer om författaren

James Woodward is the author of a number of articles in the philosophy of science. He has taught at the California Institute of Technology since 1983 where he is presently the J.O. and Juliette Koepfli Professor of Humanities.

Recensioner i media

The discussions are detailed and technical, but not such as to lead us to lose sight of the big picture; his treatment is illuminating... As other reviewers have stated, Woodward's book is outstanding.

Innehållsförteckning

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