Can I read Causation and Explanation (Volume 8) (Central Problems of Philosophy) on EtoBox?

Causation and Explanation (Volume 8) (Central Problems of Philosophy) by Stathis Psillos; ProQuest (Firm) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Causation and Explanation (Volume 8) (Central Problems of Philosophy) about?

What is the nature of causation? How is causation linked with explanation? And can there be an adequate theory of explanation? These questions and many others are addressed in this unified and rigorous examination of the philosophical problems surrounding causation, laws and explanation. Part 1 of this book explores Hume's views on causation, theories of singular causation, and counterfactual and mechanistic approaches. Part 2 considers the regularity view of laws and laws as relations among universals, as well as recent alternative approaches to laws. Part 3 examines the issues arising from deductive-nomological explanation, statistical explanation, the explanation of laws and the metaphysics of explanation. Accessible to readers of all levels, this book provides an excellent introduction to one of the most enduring problems of philosophy.

Who reads Causation and Explanation (Volume 8) (Central Problems of Philosophy)?

Author

Stathis Psillos; ProQuest (Firm)

Publisher

Routledge | Taylor & Francis Group

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9781902683416

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Philosophy, Science, Physics