CHAPTER FOUR. Scientific Explanations

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PREFACE ix
4. CHAPTER ONE. Traditional Causation 3
5. CHAPTER TWO. Probabilistic Causation 22
6. CHAPTER THREE. Cause and Chance 61
7. CHAPTER FOUR. Scientific Explanations 98
8. APPENDIX ONE. Covariance Measures 143
9. APPENDIX TWO. Extension of the Basic Quantitative Theory 145
10. APPENDIX THREE. Transitivity and Negative Links 153
11. REFERENCES 158
12. INDEX 167