Overview
This volume addresses fundamental issues in the philosophy of science in the context of two most intriguing fields: biology and economics. Written by authorities and experts in the philosophy of biology and economics, Mechanism and Causality in Biology and Economics provides a structured study of the concepts of mechanism and causality in these disciplines and draws careful juxtapositions between philosophical apparatus and scientific practice. By exploring the issues that are most salient to the contemporary philosophies of biology and economics and by presenting comparative analyses, the book serves as a platform not only for gaining mutual understanding between scientists and philosophers of the life sciences and those of the social sciences, but also for sharing interdisciplinary research that combines both philosophical concepts in both fields. The book begins by defining the concepts of mechanism and causality in biology and economics, respectively. The second and third parts investigate philosophical perspectives of various causal and mechanistic issues in scientific practice in the two fields. These two sections include chapters on causal issues in the theory of evolution; experiments and scientific discovery; representation of causal relations and mechanism by models in economics. The concluding section presents interdisciplinary studies of various topics concerning extrapolation of life sciences and social sciences, including chapters on the philosophical investigation of conjoining biological and economic analyses with, respectively, demography, medicine and sociology.
Full Product Details
Author: Hsiang-Ke Chao ,
Szu-Ting Chen ,
Roberta L. Millstein
Publisher: Springer
Imprint: Springer
Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
Volume: 3
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 4.102kg
ISBN: 9789400793484
ISBN 10: 9400793480
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 21 August 2015
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
From the reviews: Essays provides both a critical reappraisal of how far we've come, and an insight into future lines of inquiry. ... to those with interests in general philosophy of science, and those with interests in interdisciplinary links among the special sciences. ... I can strongly recommend it. Each of these papers is self-contained, but together they constitute intriguingly contrasting treatments of a variety of issues to do with causation, explanation, and the roles of mechanistic understanding in economics and biology. (Anya Plutynski, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, Vol. 3 (23), 2013)
From the reviews: Essays provides both a critical reappraisal of how far we've come, and an insight into future lines of inquiry. ... to those with interests in general philosophy of science, and those with interests in interdisciplinary links among the special sciences. ... I can strongly recommend it. Each of these papers is self-contained, but together they constitute intriguingly contrasting treatments of a variety of issues to do with causation, explanation, and the roles of mechanistic understanding in economics and biology. (Anya Plutynski, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, Vol. 3 (23), 2013)
