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Is race a cause?

Marcellesi, Alexandre (2012) Is race a cause? In: [2012] Philosophy of Science Assoc. 23rd Biennial Mtg (San Diego, CA) > PSA 2012 Contributed Papers.

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    Advocates of the counterfactual approach to causal inference argue that race is not a cause, and this despite the fact that it is commonly treated as such by scientists in many disciplines. I object that their argument is unsound because two of its premises are false. I also sketch an argument to the effect that racial discrimination cannot be explained unless one assumes race to be a cause.

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    Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
    Keywords: race, causation, causal inference, counterfactuals, Holland, Rubin
    Subjects: General Issues > Causation
    Specific Sciences > Economics
    Specific Sciences > Sociology
    Conferences and Volumes: [2012] Philosophy of Science Assoc. 23rd Biennial Mtg (San Diego, CA) > PSA 2012 Contributed Papers
    Depositing User: Mr. Alexandre Marcellesi
    Date Deposited: 06 Jan 2013 21:26
    Last Modified: 06 Jan 2013 21:26
    Item ID: 9508
    URI: http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9508

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