Revitalizing Causality: Realism about Causality in Philosophy and Social Science

By Groff Ruth

Book Overview

This cutting edge collection of new and previously published articles by philosophers and social scientists addresses just what it means to invoke causal mechanisms, or powers, in the context of offering a causal explanation. A unique collection, it offers the reader various disciplinary and inter-disciplinary divides, helping to stake out a new, neo-Aristotelian position within contemporary debate.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415568714
• ISBN13: 9780415568715
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"