The Why of Things : : Causality in Science, Medicine, and Life / / Peter Rabins.
Why was there a meltdown at the Fukushima power plant? Why do some people get cancer and not others? Why is global warming happening? Why does one person get depressed in the face of life's vicissitudes while another finds resilience? Questions like these-questions of causality-form the basis o...
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Rabins, Peter, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Why of Things : Causality in Science, Medicine, and Life / Peter Rabins. New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2013] ©2013 1 online resource (304 p.) : ‹B›Figures: ‹/B›6. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Historical Overview: The Four Approaches to Causality -- 2. The Three-Facet Model: An Overview -- 3. The Answer Is Either "No" Or "Yes": Causality as a Categorical Concept -- 4. Probabilities, Odds, and Risks: Predispositions and Provocations as Causes -- 5. A Third Model of Causality: The Emergent, Nonlinear Approach -- 6. Empirical: The Physical Sciences -- 7. Empirical: The Biological Sciences -- 8. Empirical: Epidemiology -- 9. Narrative Truth: The Empathic Method -- 10. Cause in the Ecclesiastic Tradition -- 11. Seeking the Why of Things: The Model Applied -- References -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Why was there a meltdown at the Fukushima power plant? Why do some people get cancer and not others? Why is global warming happening? Why does one person get depressed in the face of life's vicissitudes while another finds resilience? Questions like these-questions of causality-form the basis of modern scientific inquiry, posing profound intellectual and methodological challenges for researchers in the physical, natural, biomedical, and social sciences. In this groundbreaking book, noted psychiatrist and author Peter Rabins offers a conceptual framework for analyzing daunting questions of causality. Navigating a lively intellectual voyage between the shoals of strict reductionism and relativism, Rabins maps a three-facet model of causality and applies it to a variety of questions in science, medicine, economics, and more. Throughout this book, Rabins situates his argument within relevant scientific contexts, such as quantum mechanics, cybernetics, chaos theory, and epigenetics. A renowned communicator of complex concepts and scientific ideas, Rabins helps readers stretch their minds beyond the realm of popular literary tipping points, blinks, and freakonomic explanations of the world. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) Causation. Life sciences Philosophy. Science Philosophy. SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442472 print 9780231164733 https://doi.org/10.7312/rabi16472 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231535458 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780231535458/original |
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