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Causation: The Basics

Af: Stuart Glennan Engelsk Paperback

Causation: The Basics

Af: Stuart Glennan Engelsk Paperback
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Causation: The Basics explores questions about what causes are, and how we come to know them, describe them, and put them to use. The book begins with an introduction to the history of philosophical thinking about causation, followed by a series of chapters introducing important contemporary accounts of causation. It concludes with chapters on causation and agency, causal discovery, and causal explanation. Key questions explored in the book include:

  • What distinguishes correlation from causation?
  • How are the causes of singular events related to more general patterns of cause and effect?
  • How are commonsense, scientific, and legal conceptions of causation related?
  • Can certain occurrences be singled out as the main or principle causes of some effect?
  • Is there a place in the world’s causal structure for human agency and free will?

While introducing the major philosophical debates about the nature of causation, Causation: The Basics emphasizes the uses and challenges of causal reasoning as it occurs in the sciences, engineering, medicine, and other areas of human life. With a glossary of key terms and suggestions for further reading, the book provides readers with a clear and concise introduction to both theoretical and practical questions about causation.

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Causation: The Basics explores questions about what causes are, and how we come to know them, describe them, and put them to use. The book begins with an introduction to the history of philosophical thinking about causation, followed by a series of chapters introducing important contemporary accounts of causation. It concludes with chapters on causation and agency, causal discovery, and causal explanation. Key questions explored in the book include:

  • What distinguishes correlation from causation?
  • How are the causes of singular events related to more general patterns of cause and effect?
  • How are commonsense, scientific, and legal conceptions of causation related?
  • Can certain occurrences be singled out as the main or principle causes of some effect?
  • Is there a place in the world’s causal structure for human agency and free will?

While introducing the major philosophical debates about the nature of causation, Causation: The Basics emphasizes the uses and challenges of causal reasoning as it occurs in the sciences, engineering, medicine, and other areas of human life. With a glossary of key terms and suggestions for further reading, the book provides readers with a clear and concise introduction to both theoretical and practical questions about causation.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 202
ISBN-13: 9781032061542
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1032061545
Kategori: Filosofi: metafysik og ontologi
Udg. Dato: 22 apr 2024
Længde: 15mm
Bredde: 198mm
Højde: 129mm
Forlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oplagsdato: 22 apr 2024
Forfatter(e): Stuart Glennan
Forfatter(e) Stuart Glennan

Kategori Filosofi: metafysik og ontologi

ISBN-13 9781032061542

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 202

Udgave

Længde 15mm

Bredde 198mm

Højde 129mm

Udg. Dato 22 apr 2024

Oplagsdato 22 apr 2024

Forlag Taylor & Francis Ltd