A Ramsey Test Analysis of Causation for Causal Models

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British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 72 (2):587-615 (2021)
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We aim to devise a Ramsey test analysis of actual causation. Our method is to define a strengthened Ramsey test for causal models. Unlike the accounts of Halpern and Pearl ([2005]) and Halpern ([2015]), the resulting analysis deals satisfactorily with both over- determination and conjunctive scenarios.

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Mario Günther
Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München
Holger Andreas
University Of British Columbia, Okanagan

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