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The why of things : causality in science, medicine, and life / Peter V. Rabins.
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TextPublication details: New York : Columbia University Press, 2013Description: 278 pISBN: - 9780231164726
- Q175 R116 W 2013
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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.
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