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Explanatory generalizations, part I: A counterfactual account
Noûs 37 (1):1–24 (2003)
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Making things happen: a theory of causal explanation.James F. Woodward - 2003 - New York: Oxford University Press.
Scientific Explanation and the Causal Structure of the World.Wesley C. Salmon - 1984 - Princeton University Press.
Causality: Models, Reasoning and Inference.Judea Pearl - 2000 - New York: Cambridge University Press.
Aspects of Scientific Explanation and Other Essays in the Philosophy of Science.Carl Gustav Hempel - 1965 - New York: The Free Press.
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