Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Mood matters Mood matters John L. Casti Casti argues that human affairs-- fashions, economic trends and the fall of governments or wars-- can be traced back to an underlying social mood, which heavily biases the way things develop. OL15979646W
Getting causes from powers Getting causes from powers Stephen Mumford "Causation is everywhere in the world: it features in every science and technology. But how much do we truly understand it? Do we know what it means to say that one thing is a cause of another and do… OL16506211W
A metaphysics for freedom A metaphysics for freedom Helen Steward Steward argues that determinism is incompatible with agency itself - not only the special human variety of agency, but also powers which can be accorded to animal agents. She offers a non-dualistic v… OL16697388W
Statistical models and causal inference Statistical models and causal inference David Freedman "David A. Freedman presents here a definitive synthesis of his approach to causal inference in the social sciences. He explores the foundations and limitations of statistical modeling, illustrating b… OL16928555W
The weight of numbers The weight of numbers Simon Ings Relates the connections between man's moon landing and the bombing death of a revolutionary leader in Mozambique, as well as other historical events. OL18011913W
Kant's transcendental imagination Kant's transcendental imagination Gary Banham The interpretation of the central arguments of the Transcendental Analytic is the major question of Kantian scholarship and this work contributes an original account of these arguments as based on an… OL18352004W
The accident The accident Kate Hendrick Looks at how the lives of three teenagers are forever changed by a car accident, highlighting how the random actions of life can have profound significance. OL20891668W
Efficient causation Efficient causation Tad M. Schmaltz "This volume is a contribution to the Oxford Philosophical Concepts series, the main goal of which is to provide historical accounts of the development of central philosophical concepts. Among these … OL20973792W
Hunting Causes and Using Them Hunting Causes and Using Them Nancy Cartwright Hunting Causes and Using Them argues that causation is not one thing, as commonly assumed, but many. There is a huge variety of causal relations, each with different characterizing features, differen… OL221606W
Cause and effect Cause and effect Frank Schaffer Publications "Target practice for reading success! ; master the skills of reading comprehension! ; perfect for home and school!"--Cover. OL24253511W
Rupa raises the sun Rupa raises the sun Marsha Wilson Chall Every dark and cold morning Rupa tromps around her tiny cookfire in order to raise the sun, but when she decides it is time for a rest the village elders must try to find a substitute. OL2636589W
Fact or opinion and cause & effect Fact or opinion and cause & effect Suzanne Abrams Practical and creative activities to develop essential skills. OL26451104W
Don't eat the bluebonnets Don't eat the bluebonnets Ellen Leventhal,Ellen Rothberg Sue Ellen eats all the bluebonnets in the pasture and must solve the problem of getting them to come back the next spring. OL27058385W
Causality Causality Judea Pearl Written by one of the preeminent researchers in the field, this book provides a comprehensive exposition of modern analysis of causation. It shows how causality has grown from a nebulous concept into… OL4624596W
Galen Galen Galen This book presents a translation of and detailed commentary on Galen's De alimentorum facultatibus - his major work on the dynamics and kinetics of various foods. It is thus primarily a physiological… OL988425W