Alternative approaches to causation : beyond difference-making and mechanism /

This volume focuses on alternatives to the two main philosophical approaches to causation: mechanistic explanation, and explanation in terms of difference-making. It explores the pluralistic, the fictionalist, the inferentialist, and the informational approaches, as well as the application of variou...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Shan, Yafeng
Weitere Verfasser:
Shan, Yafeng (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2024.
Zusammenfassung:
This volume focuses on alternatives to the two main philosophical approaches to causation: mechanistic explanation, and explanation in terms of difference-making. It explores the pluralistic, the fictionalist, the inferentialist, and the informational approaches, as well as the application of various approaches to natural and social sciences.
Umfang:
1 online resource (248 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2024.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-195434-9
0-19-267830-2
0-19-267829-9
Schlagworte:
Causation.
Philosophy.
Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge.
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