Causality and explanation / Wesley C. Salmon.
By: Salmon, Wesley C
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TextPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1998General Notes: Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-415) and index.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 434 p.) : ill.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780198026822 ; 9780585357621 .Subject(s): Science -- Philosophy | Science -- Methodology | Causality (Physics) | ExplanationGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 501 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge. | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-415) and index.
Pt. I. Introductory Essays: Causality, Determinism, and Explanation -- Pt. II. Scientific Explanation. -- Pt. III. Causality -- Pt. IV. Concise Overviews -- Pt. V. Applications to Other Disciplines: Archaeology and Anthropology, Astrophysics and Cosmology, and Physics.
Renowned for his scholarly contributions to the philosophy of science, Salmon has collected in this volume 26 of his essays on subjects related to causality and explanation, written between 1971-1995. Six of the essays are previously unpublished.
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