TY - BOOK AU - Rabins, Peter V. TI - The Why of Things: Causality in Science, Medicine and Life SN - 9780231164733 U1 - 122 PY - 2013/// CY - New York PB - Columbia University Press KW - Causation KW - Science - Medicine - Philosophy KW - Life Sciences N1 - 1. Historical Overview: The Four Approaches to Causality 2. The Three-Facet Model: an Overview 3. The Answer is Either "No" or "Yes": Causality as a Categorical Concept 4. Probabilities, Odds, and Risks: Predispositions and Provocations as Causes 5. A Third Model of Causality: The Emergent, Nonlinear Approach 6. Empirical: The Physical Sciences 7. Empirical: The Biological Sciences 8. Empirical: Epidemiology 9. Narrative Truth: The Empathic Method 10. Cause in The Ecclesiastic Tradition 11. Seeking the Why of Things: The Model Applied ER -