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Explanation beyond causation : philosophical perspectives on non-causal explanations
- Title
- Explanation beyond causation : philosophical perspectives on non-causal explanations / edited by Alexander Reutlinger and Juha Saatsi.
- Publication
- Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.
- ©2018
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- Description
- xi, 269 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- What forms does explanation take if it is not based on causation? Fifteen leading philosophers explore this hot topic, arising from a shift in philosophical understanding of the nature of explanation which reflects actual explanatory practices in science, mathematics, and philosophy.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I General Approaches -- 1. Because Without Cause: Scientific Explanations by Constraint / Marc Lange -- 2. Accommodating Explanatory Pluralism / Christopher Pincock -- 3. Eight Other Questions about Explanation / Angela Potochnik -- 4. Extending the Counterfactual Theory of Explanation / Alexander Reutlinger -- 5. Mathematical Route to Causal Understanding / Michael Strevens -- 6. Some Varieties of Non-Causal Explanation / James Woodward -- pt. II Case Studies from the Sciences -- 7. Searching for Non-Causal Explanations in a Sea of Causes / Alisa Bokulich -- 8. Development and Application of Efficient Coding Explanation in Neuroscience / Mazviita Chirimuuta -- 9. Symmetries and Explanatory Dependencies in Physics / Juha Saatsi -- 10. Non-Causal Character of Renormalization Group Explanations / Margaret Morrison -- pt. III Beyond the Sciences -- 11. Two Flavours of Mathematical Explanation / Kelvin McQueen -- 12. When Are Structural Equation Models Apt? Causation versus Grounding / Lina Jansson.
- Call Number
- JFE 18-7876
- ISBN
- 9780198777946
- 0198777949
- LCCN
- 2017963783
- OCLC
- 1023392285
- Title
- Explanation beyond causation : philosophical perspectives on non-causal explanations / edited by Alexander Reutlinger and Juha Saatsi.
- Publisher
- Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added Author
- Reutlinger, Alexander, 1980-Saatsi, Juha.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 18-7876