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Causation is everywhere in the world: it features in every science and technology. But how much do we understand it? Here the authors develop a new theory of causation based on an ontology of real powers or dispositions. They provide the first detailed outline of a thoroughly dispositional approach,...

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Hauptverfasser:
Mumford, Stephen, Anjum, Rani Lill
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Zusammenfassung:
Causation is everywhere in the world: it features in every science and technology. But how much do we understand it? Here the authors develop a new theory of causation based on an ontology of real powers or dispositions. They provide the first detailed outline of a thoroughly dispositional approach, and explore its surprising features.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xvi, 254 pages) : illustrations
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Schlagworte:
Causation.
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