Probability-lowering causes and the connotations of causation

A common objection to probabilistic theories of causation is that there are prima facie causes that lower the probability of their effects. Among the many replies to this objection, little attention has been given to Mellor’s (1995) indirect strategy to deny that probability-lowering factors are bon...

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Páez, Andrés
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2013
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Filosofía
filosofía de la ciencia
epistemología
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Probabilistic Causation
Evidence
Explanation
Mellor
Connotations of Causation
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title Probability-lowering causes and the connotations of causation
spellingShingle Probability-lowering causes and the connotations of causation
Filosofía
filosofía de la ciencia
epistemología
lógica
Probabilistic Causation
Evidence
Explanation
Mellor
Connotations of Causation
title_short Probability-lowering causes and the connotations of causation
title_full Probability-lowering causes and the connotations of causation
title_fullStr Probability-lowering causes and the connotations of causation
title_full_unstemmed Probability-lowering causes and the connotations of causation
title_sort Probability-lowering causes and the connotations of causation
dc.creator.fl_str_mv Páez, Andrés
dc.contributor.author.spa.fl_str_mv Páez, Andrés
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filosofía de la ciencia
epistemología
lógica
Probabilistic Causation
Evidence
Explanation
Mellor
Connotations of Causation
topic Filosofía
filosofía de la ciencia
epistemología
lógica
Probabilistic Causation
Evidence
Explanation
Mellor
Connotations of Causation
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