Generic versus single-case causality: The case of autopsy

European Journal for Philosophy of Science

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-69

  Russo, Federica ^a   Williamson, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Causal inference; Causality; Epistemic theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954572277     PISSN: 18794912     EISSN: 18794920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13194-010-0012-4     Document Type: Article

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