Fifteen Dimensions of Evaluating Theories of Causation. A Case Study of the Structural Model and the Ranking Theoretic Approach to Causation
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Wolfgang Spohn (Konstanz) gives a talk at the Workshop on Causal and Probabilistic Reasoning (18-20 June, 2015) titled "Fifteen Dimensions of Evaluating Theories of Causation. A Case Study of the Structural Model and the Ranking Theoretic Approach to Causation". Abstract: The point of the talk is not to defend any exciting thesis. It is rather to remind you of all the dimensions theories of causation must take account of. It explains 15 such dimensions, not just in the abstract, but as exemplified by the structural model and the ranking theoretic approach to causation, which, surprisingly, differ on all 15 dimensions. Of course, the subcutaneous message is that the ranking theoretic approach might be preferable. However, the main moral is to be: Keep all these dimensions in mind, and don't think that any one of these dimensions would be settled! Even if working at a specific issue, you are never on secure ground.
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