Causal Asymmetries

Author/Contributor(s):	Hausman, Daniel M
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Date:	02/04/2008
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Causation is asymmetrical in many different ways. Causes precede effects; explanations cite causes not effects. Agents use causes to manipulate their effects; they don't use effects to manipulate their causes. Effects of a common cause are correlated; causes of a common effect are not. This book by one of the preeminent philosophers of science writing today offers the most comprehensive account available of causal asymmetries. It is a major book for philosophers of science that will also prove insightful to economists and statisticians.