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The Chances of Explanation: Causal Explanation in the Social, Medical, and Physical Sciences

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Chances of Explanation: Causal Explanation in the Social, Medical, and Physical Sciences
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Paul Humphreys
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:182
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenrePhilosophy - epistemology and theory of knowledge
Ethics and moral philosophy
Social and political philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9780691605821
ClassificationsDewey:122
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 14 July 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

This book provides a post-positivist theory of deterministic and probabilistic causality that supports both quantitative and qualitative explanations. Features of particular interest include the ability to provide true explanations in contexts where our knowledge is incomplete, a systematic interpretation of causal modeling techniques in the social

Reviews

"A careful and sophisticated attempt to explicate the notion of explanation, especially in the probabilistic or statistical context."--Lawrence Sklar, The American Scientist