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Nature's capacities and their measurement [[electronic resource] /] / Nancy Cartwright
| Nature's capacities and their measurement [[electronic resource] /] / Nancy Cartwright |
| Autore | Cartwright Nancy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Clarendon Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (279 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530/.01 |
| Soggetto topico |
Causality (Physics)
Probabilities Physics - Philosophy Quantum theory Econometrics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-19-159716-3
1-281-98101-X 9786611981013 0-19-151978-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""1. How to Get Causes from Probabilities""; ""1.1. Introduction""; ""1.2. Determining Causal Structure""; ""1.3. Inus Conditions""; ""1.4. Causes and Probabilities in Linear Models""; ""1.5. Conclusion""; ""Appendix: Back Paths and the Identification of Causes""; ""2. No Causes In, No Causes Out""; ""2.1. Introduction""; ""2.2. Causes at Work in Mathematical Physics""; ""2.3. New Knowledge Requires Old Knowledge""; ""2.4. How Causal Reasoning Succeeds""; ""2.5. Discovering Causal Structure: Can the Hypothetico-Deductive Method Work?""; ""2.6. Conclusion""
""3. Singular Causes First""""3.1. Introduction""; ""3.2. Where Singular Causes Enter""; ""3.3. When Causes Are Probabilistic""; ""3.4. More in Favour of Singular Causes""; ""3.5. Singular Causes In, Singular Causes Out""; ""3.6. Conclusion""; ""4. Capacities""; ""4.1. Introduction""; ""4.2. Why Should Increases in Probability Recur?""; ""4.3. Forecasting and the Stability of Capacities""; ""4.4. Beyond Modality""; ""4.5. Mill in Defence of Capacities""; ""4.6. Conclusion""; ""5. Abstract and Concrete""; ""5.1. Introduction""; ""5.2. Idealization and the Need for Capacities"" ""5.3. Abstractions versus Symbolic Representations""""5.4. What do Abstract Laws Say?""; ""5.5. Concreteness and Causal Structure""; ""5.6. Conclusion""; ""6. What Econometrics Can Teach Quantum Physics: Causality and the Bell Inequality""; ""6.1. Introduction""; ""6.2. Bell's Inequality""; ""6.3. A General Common-Cause Criterion for the EPR Experiment""; ""6.4. Quantum Realism and the Factorizability Condition""; ""6.5. A Common-Cause Model for EPR""; ""6.6. Quantum Mechanics and its Causal Structure""; ""6.7. Factorizability and the Propagation of Causes""; ""6.8. Conclusion"" ""Appendices""""I. A More General Common-Cause Model for EPR""; ""II. Do Quantum Causes Propagate?""; ""III. Propagation, Effect-Locality, and Completeness: A Comparison""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W"" |
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| Oxford, : Clarendon Press | ||
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Nature's capacities and their measurement [[electronic resource] /] / Nancy Cartwright
| Nature's capacities and their measurement [[electronic resource] /] / Nancy Cartwright |
| Autore | Cartwright Nancy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Clarendon Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (279 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530/.01 |
| Collana | Clarendon Paperbacks |
| Soggetto topico |
Causality (Physics)
Probabilities Physics - Philosophy Quantum theory Econometrics |
| ISBN |
0-19-159716-3
1-281-98101-X 9786611981013 0-19-151978-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""1. How to Get Causes from Probabilities""; ""1.1. Introduction""; ""1.2. Determining Causal Structure""; ""1.3. Inus Conditions""; ""1.4. Causes and Probabilities in Linear Models""; ""1.5. Conclusion""; ""Appendix: Back Paths and the Identification of Causes""; ""2. No Causes In, No Causes Out""; ""2.1. Introduction""; ""2.2. Causes at Work in Mathematical Physics""; ""2.3. New Knowledge Requires Old Knowledge""; ""2.4. How Causal Reasoning Succeeds""; ""2.5. Discovering Causal Structure: Can the Hypothetico-Deductive Method Work?""; ""2.6. Conclusion""
""3. Singular Causes First""""3.1. Introduction""; ""3.2. Where Singular Causes Enter""; ""3.3. When Causes Are Probabilistic""; ""3.4. More in Favour of Singular Causes""; ""3.5. Singular Causes In, Singular Causes Out""; ""3.6. Conclusion""; ""4. Capacities""; ""4.1. Introduction""; ""4.2. Why Should Increases in Probability Recur?""; ""4.3. Forecasting and the Stability of Capacities""; ""4.4. Beyond Modality""; ""4.5. Mill in Defence of Capacities""; ""4.6. Conclusion""; ""5. Abstract and Concrete""; ""5.1. Introduction""; ""5.2. Idealization and the Need for Capacities"" ""5.3. Abstractions versus Symbolic Representations""""5.4. What do Abstract Laws Say?""; ""5.5. Concreteness and Causal Structure""; ""5.6. Conclusion""; ""6. What Econometrics Can Teach Quantum Physics: Causality and the Bell Inequality""; ""6.1. Introduction""; ""6.2. Bell's Inequality""; ""6.3. A General Common-Cause Criterion for the EPR Experiment""; ""6.4. Quantum Realism and the Factorizability Condition""; ""6.5. A Common-Cause Model for EPR""; ""6.6. Quantum Mechanics and its Causal Structure""; ""6.7. Factorizability and the Propagation of Causes""; ""6.8. Conclusion"" ""Appendices""""I. A More General Common-Cause Model for EPR""; ""II. Do Quantum Causes Propagate?""; ""III. Propagation, Effect-Locality, and Completeness: A Comparison""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780304103321 |
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Cartwright Nancy
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| Oxford, : Clarendon Press | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nature's capacities and their measurement / / Nancy Cartwright
| Nature's capacities and their measurement / / Nancy Cartwright |
| Autore | Cartwright Nancy |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Clarendon Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (279 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530/.01 |
| Collana | Clarendon Paperbacks |
| Soggetto topico |
Causality (Physics)
Probabilities Physics - Philosophy Quantum theory Econometrics |
| ISBN |
0-19-159716-3
1-281-98101-X 9786611981013 0-19-151978-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""1. How to Get Causes from Probabilities""; ""1.1. Introduction""; ""1.2. Determining Causal Structure""; ""1.3. Inus Conditions""; ""1.4. Causes and Probabilities in Linear Models""; ""1.5. Conclusion""; ""Appendix: Back Paths and the Identification of Causes""; ""2. No Causes In, No Causes Out""; ""2.1. Introduction""; ""2.2. Causes at Work in Mathematical Physics""; ""2.3. New Knowledge Requires Old Knowledge""; ""2.4. How Causal Reasoning Succeeds""; ""2.5. Discovering Causal Structure: Can the Hypothetico-Deductive Method Work?""; ""2.6. Conclusion""
""3. Singular Causes First""""3.1. Introduction""; ""3.2. Where Singular Causes Enter""; ""3.3. When Causes Are Probabilistic""; ""3.4. More in Favour of Singular Causes""; ""3.5. Singular Causes In, Singular Causes Out""; ""3.6. Conclusion""; ""4. Capacities""; ""4.1. Introduction""; ""4.2. Why Should Increases in Probability Recur?""; ""4.3. Forecasting and the Stability of Capacities""; ""4.4. Beyond Modality""; ""4.5. Mill in Defence of Capacities""; ""4.6. Conclusion""; ""5. Abstract and Concrete""; ""5.1. Introduction""; ""5.2. Idealization and the Need for Capacities"" ""5.3. Abstractions versus Symbolic Representations""""5.4. What do Abstract Laws Say?""; ""5.5. Concreteness and Causal Structure""; ""5.6. Conclusion""; ""6. What Econometrics Can Teach Quantum Physics: Causality and the Bell Inequality""; ""6.1. Introduction""; ""6.2. Bell's Inequality""; ""6.3. A General Common-Cause Criterion for the EPR Experiment""; ""6.4. Quantum Realism and the Factorizability Condition""; ""6.5. A Common-Cause Model for EPR""; ""6.6. Quantum Mechanics and its Causal Structure""; ""6.7. Factorizability and the Propagation of Causes""; ""6.8. Conclusion"" ""Appendices""""I. A More General Common-Cause Model for EPR""; ""II. Do Quantum Causes Propagate?""; ""III. Propagation, Effect-Locality, and Completeness: A Comparison""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W"" |
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Cartwright Nancy
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| Oxford, : Clarendon Press | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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