The why of things causality in science, medicine, and life
Historical overview: the four approaches to causality -- The three-facet model: an overview -- The answer is either "no" or "yes": causality as a categorical concept -- Probabilities, odds, and risks: predispositions and provocations as causes -- A third model of causality: the e...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Columbia University Press
2013
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Historical overview: the four approaches to causality -- The three-facet model: an overview -- The answer is either "no" or "yes": causality as a categorical concept -- Probabilities, odds, and risks: predispositions and provocations as causes -- A third model of causality: the emergent, nonlinear approach -- Empirical: the physical sciences -- Empirical: the biological sciences -- Empirical: epidemiology -- Narrative truth: the empathic method -- Cause in the ecclesiastic tradition -- Seeking the why of things: the model applied. |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | X, 278 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 9780231164726 978-0-231-16472-6 9780231164733 978-0-231-16473-3 9780231535458 |