Causality, Probability, and Medicine

by Donald Gillies

Book Overview

Why is understanding causation so important in philosophy and the sciences? Should causation be defined in terms of probability? Whilst causation plays a major role in theories and concepts of medicine, little attempt has been made to connect causation and probability with medicine itself.

Causality, Probability, and Medicine is one of the first books to apply philosophical reasoning about causality to important topics and debates in medicine...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138829285
• ISBN13: 9781138829282
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"