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Causation in biology: stability, specificity, and the choice of levels of explanation

J. Woodward

2010.2.6BIOLOGY & PHILOSOPHY

DOI: 10.1007/s10539-010-9200-z

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This paper attempts to elucidate three characteristics of causal relationships that are important in biological contexts: Stability, proportionality and specificity.

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WOODWARD, J. Causation in biology: Stability, specificity, and the choice of levels of explanation. BIOLOGY & PHILOSOPHY, 2010, 25: 287–318.