Causal Asymmetries (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521622899)

Causation is asymmetrical in many different ways. Causes precede effects; explanations cite causes not effects. Agents use causes to manipulate their effects; they don't use effects to manipulate their causes. Effects of a common cause are correlated; causes of a common effect are not. This book by one of the preeminent philosophers of science writing today offers the most comprehensive account available of causal asymmetries. It is a major book for philosophers of science that will also prove insightful to economists and statisticians.

Author: Daniel M. Hausman
ISBN-10: 0521622891
ISBN-13: 9780521622899
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/28/1998
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.27w x 0.91d