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Making Things Happen: A Theory of Causal Explanation

By James Woodward

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2005
ISBN
0195189531, 9780195189537, 0195155270, 9780195155273
Open Library ID
OL7390250M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
3 MB (2652768 bytes)
Series
Oxford Studies in the Philosophy of Science
Pages
419\419
DPI
300
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Woodward's long awaited book is an attempt to construct a comprehensive account of causation explanation that applies to a wide variety of causal and explanatory claims in different areas of science and everyday life. The book engages some of the relevant literature from other disciplines, as Woodward weaves together examples, counterexamples, criticisms, defenses, objections, and replies into a convincing defense of the core of his theory, which is that we can analyze causation by appeal to the notion of manipulation.

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