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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Stuart GlennanPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.560kg ISBN: 9781032061535ISBN 10: 1032061537 Pages: 202 Publication Date: 22 April 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of Contents1. Some Basic Questions about Causation 2. Thinking about Causation: A Selective History 3. Causes, Regularities, and Laws 4. Causation, Probability, and Chance 5. Causation and Counterfactuals 6. Models and Interventions 7. Causal Processes and Mechanisms 8. Causes, Purposes, and Agency 9. Finding Causes 10. Choosing CausesReviews“Causality is arguably the glue that binds together what happens in the world. At the same time, the concept itself has been debated for centuries. This book provides a great introduction to causality, with emphasis on current debates and applications to various fields of research.” —Olaf Dekkers, Leiden University, The Netherlands Author InformationStuart Glennan is the Harry Ice Professor of Philosophy at Butler University. He has published widely on causation and explanation in philosophy of science, and is the author of The New Mechanical Philosophy (2017) and co-editor with Phyllis Illari of the Routledge Handbook of Mechanisms and Mechanical Philosophy (2018). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |