Description
| Product ID: | 9780195189537 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Science |
| Title: | Making Things Happen |
| Subtitle: | A Theory of Causal Explanation |
| Authors: | Author: James Woodward |
| Page Count: | 432 |
| Subjects: | Philosophy, Philosophy, Philosophy of science, Philosophy of science |
| Description: | Constructs a comprehensive account of causation explanation that applies to a variety of causal and explanatory claims in different areas of science and everyday life. This book weaves together examples, counterexamples, criticisms, defences, and objections. Woodward''s long awaited book is an attempt to construct a comprehensive account of causation explanation that applies to a wide variety of causal and explanatory claims in different areas of science and everyday life. The book engages some of the relevant literature from other disciplines, as Woodward weaves together examples, counterexamples, criticisms, defenses, objections, and replies into a convincing defense of the core of his theory, which is that we can analyze causation by appeal to the notion of manipulation. |
| Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2005-09-29 |
