Weber, Marcel (2017) Discussion Note: Which Kind of Causal Specificity Matters Biologically? Philosophy of Science, 84. pp. 574-585.
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Griffiths et al. (2015) have proposed a quantitative measure of causal specificity and used it to assess various attempts to single out genetic causes as being causally more specific than other cellular mechanisms, for example, alternative splicing. Focusing in particular on developmental processes, they have identified a number of important challenges for this project. In this discussion note, I would like to show how these challenges can be met.
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| Keywords: | Causal specificity, explanation in biology, information, causal parity thesis, alternative splicing | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Biology > Molecular Biology/Genetics General Issues > Causation General Issues > Explanation |
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| Depositing User: | Prof. Marcel Weber | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 01 Aug 2017 20:02 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 01 Aug 2017 20:02 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 13288 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Philosophy of Science | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Biology > Molecular Biology/Genetics General Issues > Causation General Issues > Explanation |
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| Date: | July 2017 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 574-585 | ||||||
| Volume: | 84 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/13288 |
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