Causal Contribution

Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 116 (3):387-394 (2016)
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Abstract

Are there ‘degrees of causation’? Yes and no: causation is not a scalar relation, but different causes can contribute to a causing of an effect to different extents. In this paper, I motivate a probabilistic analysis of an event’s degree of contribution to a causing of an effect and explore some of its consequences.

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