Making things happen : a theory of causal explanation /

Making things happen : a theory of causal explanation /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Woodward, James F. (James Francis), 1946-
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Description:	1 online resource (vi, 410 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Oxford studies in philosophy of science Oxford studies in philosophy of science.
Subject:	Causation. Explanation. Science -- Philosophy. Causation. Explanation. Science -- Philosophy. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11177904

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Other authors / contributors:	Oxford University Press.
ISBN:	9780198035336 0198035330 0195155270 0195155270 9780195155273 9780195189537 1281197211 9781281197214 9786611197216 6611197214 1435619994 9781435619999
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 398-406) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	Woodward's volume 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.
Other form:	Print version: Woodward, James F. (James Francis), 1946- Making things happen. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction and Preview
2. Causation and Manipulation
3. Interventions, Agency, and Counterfactuals
4. Causal Explanation: Background and Criticism
5. A Counterfactual Theory of Causal Explanation
6. Invariance
7. Causal Interpretation in Structural Models
8. The Causal Mechanical and Unificationist Models of Explanation.