Woodward, James,  1946- <br/><br/>
Making things happen  a theory of causal explanation / 
James Woodward. 
 - Oxford ;  New York :  Oxford University Press,  (c)2003. 
 - 1 online resource (vi, 410 pages) :  illustrations. 
 - Oxford studies in philosophy of science .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/> Introduction and Preview --  Causation and Manipulation --  Interventions, Agency, and Counterfactuals --  Causal Explanation: Background and Criticism --  A Counterfactual Theory of Causal Explanation --  Invariance --  Causal Interpretation in Structural Models --  The Causal Mechanical and Unificationist Models of Explanation. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780198035336 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Causation.<br/>Explanation.<br/>Science--Philosophy.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BD541  / .M355 2003