Causal Nets, Interventionism, and Mechanisms: Philosophical Foundations and Applications
Author:   Alexander Gebharter
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
Volume:   381
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9783319499079


Pages:   184
Publication Date:   18 January 2017
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Author:   Alexander Gebharter
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
Volume:   381
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   4.144kg
ISBN:  

9783319499079


ISBN 10:   3319499076
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   18 January 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. Formal Preliminaries.- 3. Causal Nets.- 4. Causality as a Theoretical Concept.- 5. Causal Nets and Woodwardian Interventionism.- 6. Causal Nets and Mechanisms.- 7. Conclusion.

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Themonograph presents an exceptionally clear exposition on Bayesian Nets and their extensions on one side, and on philosophical causality problems in various facets on the other, so it can be useful and interesting to researchers and students in different areas. (Stan Lipovetsky, Technometrics, Vol. 60 (1), 2018)


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Alexander Gebharter is a research fellow at the Düsseldorf Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science (DCLPS) at the University of Düsseldorf. His research interests lie in philosophy of science, epistemology, and metaphysics. He is especially interested in causation and related topics.

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