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Meccanismi causali nelle scienze sociali
Ruzzene, Attilia
2012
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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EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste
Source
Attilia Ruzzene, "Meccanismi causali nelle scienze sociali", in "APhEx 5", 2012, pp. 24
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it
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