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Bunge, Mario 1919-

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Works: 375 works in 1,027 publications in 19 languages and 20,000 library holdings
Roles: Editor, Other, Translator
Classifications: q175, 501
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38 editions published between and 1997 in 5 languages and held by 839 libraries worldwide
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3 editions published in in English and held by 724 libraries worldwide
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6 editions published in in English and held by 581 libraries worldwide
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2 editions published in in English and held by 570 libraries worldwide
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18 editions published between and 1975 in English and Spanish and held by 522 libraries worldwide
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14 editions published between and 1978 in 5 languages and held by 512 libraries worldwide
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10 editions published in in English and German and held by 508 libraries worldwide
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2 editions published in in English and held by 483 libraries worldwide
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7 editions published between and 1999 in English and Spanish and held by 476 libraries worldwide
Written by an eminent and original thinker in the philosophy of science, this book takes a fresh, unorthodox look at the key philosophical concepts and assumptions of the social sciences. Mario Bunge contends that social scientists (anthropologists, sociologists, political scientists, economists, and historians) ought not to leave philosophy to philosophers, who have little expertise in or knowledge of the social sciences. Bunge urges social scientists to engage in serious philosophizing and philosophers to participate in social research. The two fields are interrelated, he says, and important advances in each can supply tools for solving problems in the other.
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18 editions published between and 2004 in 3 languages and held by 471 libraries worldwide
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12 editions published between and 1975 in English and held by 441 libraries worldwide
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9 editions published in in English and French and held by 437 libraries worldwide
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4 editions published in in English and held by 418 libraries worldwide
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13 editions published between and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 408 libraries worldwide
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4 editions published in in English and held by 408 libraries worldwide
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10 editions published between and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 397 libraries worldwide
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9 editions published between and 2009 in English and held by 366 libraries worldwide
The causal problem has become topical once again. While we are no longer causalists or believers in the universal truth of the causal principle we continue to think of causes and effects, as well as of causal and noncausal relations among them. Instead of becoming indeterminists we have enlarged determinism to include noncausal categories. And we are still in the process of characterizing our basic concepts and principles concerning causes and effects with the help of exact tools. This is because we want to explain, not just describe, the ways of things. The causal principle is not the only means of understanding the world but it is one of them.The demand for a fourth edition of this distinguished book on the subject of causality is clear evidence that this principle continues to be an important and popular area of philosophic enquiry. Non-technical and clearly written, this book focuses on the ontological problem of causality, with specific emphasis on the place of the causal principle in modern science. Mario Bunge first defines the terminology employed and describes various formulations of the causal principle. He then examines the two primary critiques of causality, the empiricist and the romantic, as a prelude to the detailed explanation of the actual assertions of causal determinism.Bunge analyzes the function of the causal principle in science, touching on such subjects as scientific law, scientific explanation, and scientific prediction. In so doing, he offers an education to layman and specialist alike on the history of a concept and its opponents. Professor William A. Wallace, author of "Causality and Scientific Explanation" said of an earlier edition of this work: "I regard it as a truly seminal work in this field.".
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7 editions published between and 2000 in German and English and held by 332 libraries worldwide
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82 editions published between and 1989 in English and Undetermined and held by 210 libraries worldwide
 
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Philosophy of physics
Alternative Names
Bunge, M.
Bunge, M. (Mario)
Bunge, M. (Mario), 1919-
Bunge, Mario.
Bunge, Mario, 1919-
Bunge, Mario A., 1919-
Bunge, Mario Augusto
Bunge, Mario Augusto 1919-....
Бунге, Марио
Languages
English (524)
Spanish (351)
French (42)
Undetermined (42)
German (38)
Japanese (7)
Portuguese (6)
Russian (6)
Italian (4)
Dutch (4)
Chinese (2)
Catalan (2)
Romanian (1)
Slovenian (1)
Bable (1)
Galician (1)
Swedish (1)
Polish (1)
Bulgarian (1)
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