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Philosophy of Science, 1981
A previous paper of mine, that criticized Suppes' probabilistic theory of causality, was in turn criticized by Deborah Rosen. This paper is a development of my argument and an answer to Rosen. It is argued that the concept of causation is used in contemporary science in a way that presupposes determinism.
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A previous paper of mine, that criticized Suppes' probabilistic theory of causality, was in turn criticized by Deborah Rosen. This paper is a development of my argument and an answer to Rosen. It is argued that the concept of causation is used in contemporary science in a way that presupposes determinism.
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1990
Determining the direction of causality may be straightforward when only two variables are involved, but real-world marketing systems are often so complex that the causal chains cannot be easily established a priori. For example, in competitive markets, causal relations may exist in many directions among the following variables: product sales, industry ...
Dominique M. Hanssens +2 more
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Determining the direction of causality may be straightforward when only two variables are involved, but real-world marketing systems are often so complex that the causal chains cannot be easily established a priori. For example, in competitive markets, causal relations may exist in many directions among the following variables: product sales, industry ...
Dominique M. Hanssens +2 more
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Determinables, Determinates, and Causal Relevance
Canadian Journal of Philosophy, 2007Mental causation, our mind's ability to causally affect the course of the world, is part and parcel of our ‘manifest image’ of the world. That there is mental causation is denied by virtually no one. How there can be such a thing as mental causation, however, is far from obvious.
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Causal Explanations, Causal Determinism
2003AbstractPeople appeal to hidden, nonobvious features in constructing certain categories. The question that arises is: why should this be? The essentialist position proposes that causes are more important than effects — and causes are more internal, hidden, nonobvious than are effects (at least for natural kinds).
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Comparative study of the Causal Matrix and Causal Determinant
Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 2015The aim of this study is to describe and compare two methods of determining root cause with great potential for application in Operations Management, especially in the field of quality management. The problem is particularly relevant in the field of Management, where there is a need to define causal relations on a daily basis.
Cida Sanches +4 more
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God Does Not Play Dice: Causal Determinism and Preschoolers' Causal Inferences
Child Development, 2006Three studies investigated children's belief in causal determinism. If children are determinists, they should infer unobserved causes whenever observed causes appear to act stochastically. In Experiment 1, 4‐year‐olds saw a stochastic generative cause and inferred the existence of an unobserved inhibitory cause. Children traded off inferences about the
Laura E, Schulz, Jessica, Sommerville
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Causality, Determinism and Probability
Philosophy, 1949The prediction of future events from our knowledge of past events is one of the main functions of Science. Such predictions are made possible by inferring causal relations between events from observed regularities. These relations are then codified into “laws of nature,” and it is through knowledge of these laws that prediction becomes possible.
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Causality, Effectiveness, Determinism
2013The author describes his conception of the relationship of such philosophical concepts as causality, effectiveness and determinism. The notions of material causality and teleonomic causality are compared. The study shows the difference between the doctrines of monocausalism and conditionalism. Causality is interpreted as a special case of effectiveness,
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Causality: Independence and Determinism
1999What is the relationship between causality and probability? I shall be discussing a tradition that concerns itself with generic causal claims, such as “Aspirins relieve headaches” or “Electromagnetic forces cause motions perpendicular to the line of action”. These contrast with singular claims, e.g.
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