A Structural Equations Account of Negative Causation
Menzies, Peter (2006) A Structural Equations Account of Negative Causation. In [2006] Philosophy of Science Assoc. 20th Biennial Mtg (Vancouver): PSA 2006 Contributed Papers.
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Abstract
This paper criticizes a recent account of token causation that states that negative causation involving absences of events is of a fundamentally different kind from positive causation involving events. The paper employs the structural equations framework to advance a theory of token causation that applies uniformly to positive and negative causation alike.
| Keywords: | causation, structural equations, negative causation, omissions |
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| Subjects: | General Issues: Causation |
| Conferences and Volumes: | [2006] Philosophy of Science Assoc. 20th Biennial Mtg (Vancouver): PSA 2006 Contributed Papers |
| ID Code: | 2962 |
| Deposited By: | Menzies, Peter |
| Deposited On: | 10 October 2006 |