Mechanism and Causality in Biology and Economics (Record no. 99366)

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International Standard Book Number 9789400724549
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Standard number or code 10.1007/978-94-007-2454-9
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Classification number QH331
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Subject category code SCI086000
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Classification number 570.1
Edition number 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Chao, Hsiang-Ke.
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Title Mechanism and Causality in Biology and Economics
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Statement of responsibility, etc edited by Hsiang-Ke Chao, Szu-Ting Chen, Roberta L. Millstein.
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Extent X, 256 p. 26 illus.
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Series statement History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences,
International Standard Serial Number 2211-1948 ;
Volume number/sequential designation 3
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Formatted contents note 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.
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Summary, etc 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 the concepts of mechanism and causality in these disciplines and draws careful juxtapositions between philosophical apparatus and scientific practice. By exploring the issues that are most salient to the contemporary philosophies of biology and economics and by presenting comparative analyses, the book serves as a platform not only for gaining mutual understanding between scientists and philosophers of the life sciences and those of the social sciences, but also for sharing interdisciplinary research that combines both philosophical concepts in both fields. 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.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Philosophy (General).
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Biology
General subdivision Philosophy.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Evolution (Biology).
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Economics
General subdivision Methodology.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Philosophy.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Philosophy of Biology.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Methodology and the History of Economic Thought.
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Personal name Chen, Szu-Ting.
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Personal name Millstein, Roberta L.
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International Standard Book Number 9789400724532
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Uniform title History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences,
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