Scientific explanation and the causal structure of the world:
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| adam_text | Titel: Scientific explanation and the causal structure of the world
Autor: Salmon, Wesley C
Jahr: 1984
Contents
PREFACE IX
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XÜi
1. Scientific Explanation: Three General Conceptions 3
Explanation versus Description 4
Other Types of Explanation 9
Laplacian Explanation 11
Three Basic Conceptions 15
An Outline of Strategy 21
2. Statistical Explanation and Its Models 24
Inductive-Statistical Explanation 27
The Statistical-Relevance Approach 36
3. Objective Homogeneity 48
Epistemic Relativization 48
Randomness 55
Homogeneity 60
Some Philosophical Applications 72
Some Philosophical Reflections 76
4. The Three Conceptions Revisited 84
The Epistemic Conception 84
The Modal Conception 111
The Ontic Conception 121
How These Conceptions Answer a Fundamental Question 124
Conclusions 133
5. Causal Connections 135
Basic Problems 135
Two Basic Concepts 137
Processes 139
The At-At Theory of Causal Propagation 147
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6. Causal Forks and Common Causes 158
Conjunctive Forks 158
Interactive Forks 168
Relations between Conjunctive and Interactive Forks 174
Perfect Forks 177
The Causal Structure of the World 178
Concluding Remarks 182
7. Probabilistic Causality 184
The Sufficiency/Necessity View 185
Statistical Relevance and Probabilistic Causality 190
Causality and Positive Relevance 192
Causal Processes and Propensities 202
8. Theoretical Explanation 206
Causal Connections and Common Causes 207
Explanatory versus Inferential Principles 211
The Common Cause Principle and Molecular Reality 213
The Explanatory Power of Theories 227
Empiricism and Realism 229
9. The Mechanical Philosophy 239
Logic versus Mechanisms 239
Explanation in Quantum Mechanics 242
Explanation and Understanding 259
The Causal/Mechanical Model 267
The Final Contrast 276
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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