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Preferred term
philosophical views of causation
Definition
- The social sciences seek causes, such as the cause of the obesity epidemic. Social scientists find causal explanations for such phenomena and use them to predict their future development. [Source: Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences; Causation, Philosophical Views of]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/philosophical_views_of_causation
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