Regularities and causality; generalizations and causal explanations

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 397-420

  Bogen, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Causality; Explanation; Laws; Natural regularities; Neuroscience

Indexed keywords

EID: 19944380492     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2005.03.009     Document Type: Article

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