Causal Asymmetries

Causation is asymmetrical in many different ways. Causes precede effects; explanations cite causes not effects. Agents use causes to manipulate their effects; they don't use effects to manipulate their causes. Effects of a common cause are correlated; causes of a common effect are not. This book by one of the preeminent philosophers of science writing today offers the most comprehensive account available of causal asymmetries. It is a major book for philosophers of science that will also prove insightful to economists and statisticians.

Author: Daniel M. Hausman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 10/15/1998
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.27w x 0.91d
ISBN: 9780521622899

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