The why of things : casuality in science, medicine, and life /
Peter V. Rabins.
- New York : Columbia Uni. P., 2013.
- x, 264 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
9780231164726 (pbk.)
Causation. Science--Philosophy. Life science--Philosophy.