Mechanism and Causality in Biology and Economics

Mechanism and Causality in Biology and Economics edited by Hsiang-Ke Chao, Szu-Ting Chen, Roberta L. Millstein.

This volume addresses fundamental issues in the philosophy of science in the context of two most intriguing fields: biology and economics. Written by authorities and experts in the philosophy of biology and economics, Mechanism and Causality in Biology and Economics provides a structured study of th...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Chao, Hsiang-Ke (Editor), Chen, Szu-Ting (Editor), Millstein, Roberta L. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences, 3
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Biology—Philosophy.
Economic history.
Evolutionary biology.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 1. Towards the Methodological Turn in the Philosophy of Science; Hsiang-Ke Chao, Szu-Ting Chen, and Roberta L. Millstein
  • Part 1. Defining Mechanism and Causality
  • Chapter 2. Mechanisms versus Causes in Biology and Medicine ; Lindley Darden
  • Chapter 3. Identity, Structure, and Causal Representation in Scientific Models; Kevin D. Hoover
  • Part 2. Models and Representation
  • Chapter 4. The Regrettable Lost of Mathematical Molding in Econometrics; Marcel Boumans
  • Chapter 5. Models of Mechanisms: The Case of the Replicator Dynamics; Till Grüne-Yanoff
  • Chapter 6. Experimental Discovery, Data Model, and Mechanisms in Biology: An Example from Mendel’s Work; Ruey-Lin Chen
  • Part 3. Reconsidering Biological Mechanisms and Causality
  • Chapter 7. Mechanisms and Laws: Clarifying the Debate; Carl F. Craver and Marie I. Kaiser
  • Chapter 8. Natural Selection and Causal Productivity: A Reply to Glennan; Roberta L. Millstein
  • Chapter 9. Is Natural Selection a Population-Level Causal Process?; Rong-Lin Wang
  • Part 4. Across Boundaries between Biology and Economics
  • Chapter 10. Mechanisms and Extrapolation in the Abortion-Crime Controversy; Daniel Steel
  • Chapter 11. Causality, Impartiality and Evidence-Based Policy; David Teira and Julian Reiss
  • Chapter 12. Explaining the Explanations of 100 Million Missing Women; Hsiang-Ke Chao and Szu-Ting Chen.Models of Mechanisms: The Case of the Replicator Dynamics; Till Grüne-Yanoff
  • Chapter 6. Experimental Discovery, Data Model, and Mechanisms in Biology: An Example from Mendel’s Work; Ruey-Lin Chen
  • Part 3. Reconsidering Biological Mechanisms and Causality
  • Chapter 7. Mechanisms and Laws: Clarifying the Debate; Carl F. Craver and Marie I. Kaiser
  • Chapter 8. Natural Selection and Causal Productivity: A Reply to Glennan; Roberta L. Millstein
  • Chapter 9. Is Natural Selection a Population-Level Causal Process?; Rong-Lin Wang
  • Part 4. Across Boundaries between Biology and Economics
  • Chapter 10. Mechanisms and Extrapolation in the Abortion-Crime Controversy; Daniel Steel
  • Chapter 11. Causality, Impartiality and Evidence-Based Policy; David Teira and Julian Reiss
  • Chapter 12. Explaining the Explanations of 100 Million Missing Women; Hsiang-Ke Chao and Szu-Ting Chen.

Similar Items