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Explanation beyond causation : philosophical perspectives on non-causal explanations / edited by Alexander Reutlinger, Juha Saatsi

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Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
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1 online resource (288 pages)
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Reutlinger, Alexander, 1980- and Saatsi, Juha
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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.The 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.The Development and Application of Efficient Coding Explanation in Neuroscience / Mazviita Chirimuuta -- 9.Symmetries and Explanatory Dependencies in Physics / Juha Saatsi -- 10.The 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.
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.
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9780191823404 (ebook)
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