Nature's Capacities and Their Measurement
Author:   Nancy Cartwright
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780198244776


Pages:   268
Publication Date:   01 August 1989
Format:   Hardback
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Nature's Capacities and Their Measurement


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Since David Hume, empiricists have barred powers and capacities from nature. This treatise argues however that capacities are essential in our scientific world and, contrary to empiricist orthodoxy, they can meet sufficiently strict demands for testability. Econometrics is one discipline where probabilities are used to measure causal capacities, and the technology of modern physics also provides several examples of testing capacities, of which lasers are just one instance. The author concludes by applying the lessons of the book about capacities and probabilities to explain the role of causality in quantum mechanics.

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Author:   Nancy Cartwright
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Clarendon Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.501kg
ISBN:  

9780198244776


ISBN 10:   0198244770
Pages:   268
Publication Date:   01 August 1989
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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