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Far from being the sole mode of explaining, explanation in terms of &; mostly probabilistic &; causes has nourished a wide debate addressing diseases, what produces them and how. Focusing on causal explanations involves, in turn, getting deeper into conceptions of causation, modelling, and control, and presents a range of relevant issues for research and clinical contexts. The aim of the volume is two-fold. In the first place, its purpose is to stress core features, differences and interactions between various theories belonging to, on the one hand, the mechanical and neo-mechanical approach to explanation, and, on the other hand, the interventionist approach, testing their suitability in medicine. In the second place, and related to the first, a form of pluralism is advocated which is grounded on a deep analysis of specific features of explanatory contexts in the health sciences, especially in cancer and mental health studies.

Raffaella Campaner is Associate Professor of Philosophy of Science at the Univ. of Bologna (since 2015), and Life Member of Clare Hall College, Univ. of Cambridge (since 2019). She has extensively worked on scientific explanation and causation, both in general philosophy of science and in philosophy of medicine. Among the volumes she authored, Spiegazioni e cause in medicina: un'indagine epistemologica (2005) and Philosophy of Medicine. Causality, Evidence and Explanation (2012).