Causation and cognition: an epistemic approach
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-021-03197-2
Abstract: Kaplan and Craver (Philos Sci 78(4):601–627, 2011) and Piccinini and Craver (Synthese, 183(3):283–311, 2011) argue that only mechanistic explanations of cognition are genuine causal explanations, because only evidence of mechanisms reveals the causal structure of… read more here.
Keywords: cognition epistemic; epistemic approach; causal; causal explanations ... See more keywords
Causation, complexity, and the Concert: the pragmatics of causal explanation in International Relations
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DOI: 10.1057/jird.2016.10
Abstract: A causal explanation provides information about the causal history of whatever is being explained. However, most causal histories extend back almost infinitely and can be described in almost infinite detail. Causal explanations therefore involve choices… read more here.
Keywords: causal explanations; causal explanation; causation complexity; international relations ... See more keywords
COVID-19 infection and death rates: the need to incorporate causal explanations for the data and avoid bias in testing
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DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2020.1756381
Abstract: Abstract COVID-19 testing strategies are primarily driven by medical need - focusing on people already hospitalized with significant symptoms or on people most at risk. However, such testing is highly biased because it fails to… read more here.
Keywords: data avoid; death; causal explanations; covid infection ... See more keywords
Causal explanations for the evolution of ‘low gear’ locomotion in insular ruminants
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DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13942
Abstract: This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. © 2020 The Authors.… read more here.
Keywords: gear locomotion; causal explanations; explanations evolution; locomotion insular ... See more keywords
Causal explanations for patient engagement with primary care services in Saudi Arabia: a realist review protocol
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055959
Abstract: Introduction Saudi Arabia (SA) has a rapidly developing universal healthcare system which is maturing from its hospital focused origins. However, health service usage suggests that up to 65% of the cases seen in emergency departments… read more here.
Keywords: review; causal explanations; explanations patient; phc services ... See more keywords
Rethinking causal explanation in interpretive international studies
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DOI: 10.1177/13540661211006454
Abstract: This article develops a model for causal explanations amenable to interpretive International Relations (IR) research. A growing field of scholars has turned toward causal inquiry while stressing the importance of shared understandings, identities, and social… read more here.
Keywords: causal explanations; causal; model; causal explanation ... See more keywords