Causal Methodology. A Comment on Nancy Cartwright's Hunting Causes and Using Them.

The article presents a critique of causal methodology as described by Nancy Cartwright in her book "Hunting Causes and Using Them." It agrees with Cartwright's ideas on the development of causation, which required a definitive way of understanding of it, confirming that understanding and developing...

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Publicado en:Analysis Vol. 70; no. 2; pp. 318 - 326
Autor principal: Weber, Erik
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Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Apr2010
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