Causality and causation: What we learn from mathematical dynamic systems theory

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-68

  Sauer, Niko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Causal relations; Causality; Causation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008826250     PISSN: 0035919X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00359191003680091     Document Type: Article

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