Vaughn Mckim, Stephen Turner

Broschiertes Buch

Causality In Crisis?

Statistical Methods & Search for Causal Knowledge in Social Sciences

Herausgeber: McKim, Vaughn; Turner, Stephen

Beschreibung

These essays critically reassess the widely accepted view that statistical methods of analysis can, and do, yield causal understanding of social phenomena. They emphasize the historical, philosophical and conceptual perspectives that underlie and inform current methodological controversies.

Autor

Vaughn R. McKim is Emeritus Associate Professor of Philosophy and The Graduate Program in History and Philosophy of Science, and was the Acting Director of the Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values at the University of Notre Dame. Stephen P. Turner is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Florida.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Notre Dame Press
• Seitenzahl: 422
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 608g
• ISBN-13: 9780268008246
• ISBN-10: 0268008248
• Artikelnr.: 54376162