Zhao, Kino (2023) Taking Social Science Seriously: Grit Psychology as a Test Case for Theories of Causation, Explanation, and Counterfactuals. [Preprint]

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Philosophy of science has historically had a physics focus, where the success of its theories is tested against paradigmatic examples in physics, and then modified to accommodate “special sciences” by adding caveats and exceptions. This paper aims to show that there is value for general philosophy of science to take the social sciences seriously by positing grit psychology as a testing case and treating it in much of the same way that philosophers of science have been treating physics examples. I consider theories of causation, explanation, and counterfactuals in the grit example and discuss the philosophical ramifications.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Zhao, Kino kino_zhao@sfu.ca 0000-0002-5252-6747
Keywords:	grit, social psychology, causation, explanation, counterfactuals, social science
Subjects:	General Issues > Causation General Issues > Explanation Specific Sciences > Psychology > Social Psychology
Depositing User:	Dr. Kino Zhao
Date Deposited:	16 Jun 2023 13:41
Last Modified:	16 Jun 2023 13:41
Item ID:	22213
Subjects:	General Issues > Causation General Issues > Explanation Specific Sciences > Psychology > Social Psychology
Date:	15 June 2023
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/22213

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