Chapter 6. Causal Reasoning

FORTHCOMING – DRAFT CHAPTER OUTLINE

  1. Necessary & Sufficient Conditions
  2. Types of Causation
    1. Aristotle’s Categories of Causes
    2. Mill’s Methods of Discovery
  3. Causation v. Correlation
    1. PRACTICE:
  4. Scientific Explanation
    1. Realism & Antirealism
    2. Confirmation:
      1. Raven’s Paradox
      2. Underdetermination

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