{"product_id":"the-chances-of-explanation-9780691605821","title":"The Chances of Explanation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a post-positivist theory of deterministic and probabilistic causality that supports both quantitative and qualitative explanations. Features of particular interest include the ability to provide true explanations in contexts where our knowledge is incomplete, a systematic interpretation of causal modeling techniques in the social\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A careful and sophisticated attempt to explicate the notion of explanation, especially in the probabilistic or statistical context.\"--Lawrence Sklar, The American Scientist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*PREFACE, pg. ix*CHAPTER ONE. Traditional Causation, pg. 3*CHAPTER TWO. Probabilistic Causation, pg. 22*CHAPTER THREE. Cause and Chance, pg. 61*CHAPTER FOUR. Scientific Explanations, pg. 98*APPENDIX ONE. Covariance Measures, pg. 143*APPENDIX TWO. Extension of the Basic Quantitative Theory, pg. 145*APPENDIX THREE. Transitivity and Negative Links, pg. 153*REFERENCES, pg. 158*INDEX, pg. 167","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403945353559,"sku":"9780691605821","price":28.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691605821.jpg?v=1730484962","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-chances-of-explanation-9780691605821","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}