Screen LibraryThe why of things : causality in science, medicine, and life /
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Columbia University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2013] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | x, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references(pages 255-264) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780231164726 (cloth : alkaline paper) : 0231164726 (cloth : alkaline paper) 0231535457 (e-book) 9780231535458 (e-book) |
| Index Number: | Q175 |
| CLC: |
Q1-02 N02 |
| Call Number: | N02/R116 |
| Contents: | Historical overview: the four approaches to causality -- The three-facet model: an overview -- The answer is either "no" or "yes": causality as a categorical concept -- Probabilities, odds, and risks: predispositions and provocations as causes -- A third model of causality: the emergent, nonlinear approach -- Empirical: the physical sciences -- Empirical: the biological sciences -- Empirical: epidemiology -- Narrative truth: the empathic method -- Cause in the ecclesiastic tradition -- Seeking the why of things: the model applied. |