Causal Reasoning in Physics

ISBN-13: 9781316649657 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 266 str.

Mathias Frisch

Opis

This book argues, partly through detailed case studies, for the importance of causal reasoning in physics.

Recenzje

'Mathias Frisch's Causal Reasoning in Physics (henceforth, CRP) is an engaging, persuasive, and timely defence of the legitimacy and importance of causal reasoning in physics.' Matt Farr, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Users, structures and representation; 3. The human face of causation; 4. Causation and intervention; 5. The temporal asymmetry of causation; 6. Linear response theory; 7. The radiation asymmetry; 8. Entropy accounts of causation; 9. Conclusion.