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Causality, Probability, and Medicine

Causality, Probability, and Medicine

Donald Gillies

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2018
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Filosofía
ISBN:
9781138829305
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One of the first books to apply philosophical reasoning about causality to important topics and debates in medicine. Donald Gillies provides a thorough introduction to and assessment of competing theories of causality in philosophy, including action-related theories, causality and mechanisms and causality and probability. It will be of great interest to students and researchers in philosophy of science and philosophy of medicine, as well as those working in medicine, nursing and related health disciplines where a working knowledge of causality and probability is required.

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