Causes and Explanations: A Structural-Model Approach: Part 1: Causes
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We propose a new definition of actual causes, using structural equations to model counterfac tuals. We show that the definition yields a plausi ble and elegant account of causation that handles well examples which have caused problems for other definitions and resolves major difficulties in the traditional account.
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Causes and Explanations: A Structural-Model Approach
We propose new definitions of actual causes and explanations, using structural equations to model counterfactuals. We show that these definitions yield a plausible and elegant account of causation and explanation that handles well examples which have caused problems for other definitions and resolves major difficulties in the traditional account. Supported in part by NSF under grant IRI-96-2590...
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