Some of the chief goals of science-understanding, explanation, prediction, and application
in new technologies-can only be conducted with any purpose if the world has some …

There is a need for integrated thinking about causality, probability and mechanisms in
scientific methodology. Causality and probability are long-established central concepts in …

Causation is at once familiar and mysterious. Many believe that the causal relation is not
directly observable, but that we nevertheless can somehow detect its presence in the world …

Causation is the most fundamental connection in the universe. Without it, there would be no
science or technology. There would be no moral responsibility either, as none of our …

The 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 …

In this book, Reiss argues in favor of a tight fit between evidence, concept and purpose in
our causal investigations in the sciences. There is no doubt that the sciences employ a vast …

Written by one of the preeminent researchers in the field, this book provides a
comprehensive exposition of modern analysis of causation. It shows how causality has …

Causation is in trouble—at least as it is pictured in current theories in philosophy and in
economics as well, where causation is also once again in fashion. In both disciplines the …

In Search of the Philosopher's Stone: Remarks on Humphreys and Freedman's Critique of
Causal Discovery Page 1 Brit. J. Phil. Sci. 48 (1997), 543-553 DISCUSSION In Search of the …

The subject of causation in science is vast, and any article-length treatment must necessarily
be very selective. In what follows I have attempted, insofar as possible, to avoid producing …