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Meccanismi causali nelle scienze sociali

Ruzzene, Attilia
2012
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2036-9972
http://hdl.handle.net/10077/30415
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Abstract
Mechanistic reasoning is on the surge among the philosophers of science who regard it as fruitful to shed new light on the social scientific practice. In this paper, I characterize the concept of mechanism and the epistemic benefits that derive from its use in the philosophical and methodological discourse about the social sciences. In particular, I highlight the virtue of mechanistic explanation with respect to the deductive-nomological model and the role of mechanisms in facilitating causal inference. I conclude with a note of caution and a plea for the judicious and non-unrestrained use of mechanistic reasoning.
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APhEx 
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  • Mechanisms

  • Social sciences

  • Causal explanation

  • causal inference

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EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste
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Attilia Ruzzene, "Meccanismi causali nelle scienze sociali", in "APhEx 5", 2012, pp. 24
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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