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The Chances of Explanation. Causal Explanation in the Social, Medical, and Physical Sciences.
Paul Humphreys
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Description for The Chances of Explanation. Causal Explanation in the Social, Medical, and Physical Sciences.
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 428.
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 sciences, and a direct realist view of causal relations that is compatible with a liberal empiricism. The book should be of wide interest to both philosophers and scientists. Originally published in 1989. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist ... Read more
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 sciences, and a direct realist view of causal relations that is compatible with a liberal empiricism. The book should be of wide interest to both philosophers and scientists. Originally published in 1989. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Number of Pages
182
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691634739
SKU
V9780691634739
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Reviews for The Chances of Explanation. Causal Explanation in the Social, Medical, and Physical Sciences.
"A careful and sophisticated attempt to explicate the notion of explanation, especially in the probabilistic or statistical context."
Lawrence Sklar, The American Scientist
Lawrence Sklar, The American Scientist