Philosophy of Epidemiology

AvA. Broadbent

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

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Epidemiology is one of the fastest growing and increasingly important sciences. This thorough analysis lays out the conceptual foundations of epidemiology, identifying traps and setting out the benefits of properly understanding this fascinating and important discipline, as well as providing the means to do so.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-06-11
Mått:140 x 216 x 22 mm
Vikt:617 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:New Directions in the Philosophy of Science
Antal sidor:203
Upplaga:2013
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9780230355125

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Alex Broadbent is an Associate Professor at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Formerly he lectured and studied at the University of Cambridge. He is devoted to bringing philosophical reasoning to bear on practical problems, and has published in philosophy, epidemiology and legal theory journals.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Glossary 1. Why Philosophy of Epidemiology? 2. Philosophical and Epidemiological Basics 3. The Causal Interpretation Problem 4. Causal Inference, Translation, and Stability 5. Stable Causal Inference 6. Prediction 7. Making and Assessing Epidemiological Predictions 8. Puzzles of Attributability 9. Risk Relativism, Interaction, and the Shadow of Physics 10. Multifactorialism and Beyond 11. Epidemiology and the Law 12. Conclusion: Thinking is Good For You Notes Cases References Index