Causality and Modern Science - 9781412808248

Taylor & Francis

Causality and Modern ScienceAuthor(s): Milton Hindus\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc, United States\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781412808248, 978-1412808248\nSynopsis\nThe causal problem has become topical once again. While we are no longer causalists or believers in the universal truth of the causal principle we continue to think of causes and effects, as well as of causal and noncausal relations among them. Instead of becoming indeterminists we have enlarged determinism to include noncausal categories. And we are still in the process of characterizing our basic concepts and principles concerning causes and effects with the help of exact tools. This is because we want to explain, not just describe, the ways of things. The causal principle is not the only means of understanding the world but it is one of them.\n\nThe demand for a fourth edition of this distinguished book on the subject of causality is clear evidence that this principle continues to be an im""