Causality in the sciences [electronic resource] / edited by Phyllis McKay Illari, Federica Russo, Jon Williamson. Illari, Phyllis McKay. Russo, Federica, Dr. Williamson, Jon. Science Philosophy. Causation. Q175.32.C38 501 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Why do ideas of how mechanisms relate to causality and probability differ so much across the sciences? Can progress in understanding the tools of causal inference in some sciences lead to progress in others? This book tackles these questions and others concerning the use of causality in the sciences. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource (xiii, 938 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199574131.001.0001 eng