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We are going to address one of the most general and, at the same time, most intriguing issues in philosophy of science. Namely, we are going to analyze, when and why is science really scientific, and when does it tend towards magic. As the headline suggests, we shall base our inquiry on the notion of causality and the role of this concept in modem science.
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Müürsepp, P. (2001). Science and Magic: Causality. In: Vihalemm, R. (eds) Estonian Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 219. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0672-9_12
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