A model-invariant theory of causation

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Gallow, J. Dmitri. (2021). A model-invariant theory of causation. The Philosophical Review. 130(1), pp. 45-96. https://doi.org/10.1215/00318108-8699682
AuthorsGallow, J. Dmitri
Abstract

This article provides a theory of causation in the causal modeling framework. In contrast to most of its predecessors, this theory is model-invariant in the following sense: if the theory says that C caused (didn’t cause) E in a causal model, M, then it will continue to say that that C caused (didn’t cause) E once one has removed an inessential variable from M. The article suggests that, if this theory is true, then one should understand a cause as something which transmits deviant or noninertial behavior to its effect.

Keywordscausal models; structural equations; token causation; actual causation; counterfactuals
Year2021
JournalThe Philosophical Review
Journal citation130 (1), pp. 45-96
PublisherDuke University Press
ISSN0031-8108
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1215/00318108-8699682
Research or scholarlyResearch
Page range45-96
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