01201cam a2200229 i 4500 130311s2013 nyu b 001 0 eng 9780231164726 SDU Q175 R116 W 2013 Rabins, Peter V. 218335 The why of things : causality in science, medicine, and life / Peter V. Rabins. New York : Columbia University Press, 2013 278 p. 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. HKBU library YT2025 M10 Causation. 89094 Science Philosophy. Life sciences Philosophy. 218336 = C.1 SDU GBE lcc 112051 112051 0 0 lcc 0 Q0175 R116 W2013 0 CGB 284261 SDU SDU GEN3 2025-10-08 2 0 Q175 R116 W 2013 1000375504 2025-10-08 00:00:00 C.1 2025-10-08 GBE