Mechanism and Causality in Biology and Economics
Springer (Verlag)
978-94-007-9348-4 (ISBN)
The book begins by defining the concepts of mechanism and causality in biology and economics, respectively. The second and third parts investigate philosophical perspectives of various causal and mechanistic issues in scientific practice in the two fields. These two sections include chapters on causal issues in the theory of evolution; experiments and scientific discovery; representation of causal relations and mechanism by models in economics. The concluding section presents interdisciplinary studies of various topics concerning extrapolation of life sciences and social sciences, including chapters on the philosophical investigation of conjoining biological and economic analyses with, respectively, demography, medicine and sociology.
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.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 08.04.2016 |
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| Reihe/Serie | History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences ; 3 |
| Zusatzinfo | X, 256 p. |
| Verlagsort | Dordrecht |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution | |
| Wirtschaft ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre | |
| ISBN-10 | 94-007-9348-0 / 9400793480 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-94-007-9348-4 / 9789400793484 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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