Measurement independence, parameter independence and non-locality

European Journal for Philosophy of Science 4 (3):369-374 (2014)
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Abstract

In a recent paper in this Journal San Pedro I formulated a conjecture relating Measurement Independence and Parameter Independence, in the context of common cause explanations of EPR correlations. My conjecture suggested that a violation of Measurement Independence would entail a violation of Parameter Independence as well. Leszek Wroński has shown that conjecture to be false. In this note, I review Wroński’s arguments and agree with him on the fate of the conjecture. I argue that what is interesting about the conjecture, however, is not whether it is true or false in itself, but the reasons for the actual verdict, and their implications regarding locality

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The principle of the common cause.Miklós Redei, Gabor Hofer-Szabo & Laszlo Szabo - 2013 - Cambridge, U.K: Cambridge University Press. Edited by Miklós Rédei & László E. Szabó.
Causation, Measurement Relevance and No-conspiracy in EPR.Iñaki San Pedro - 2012 - European Journal for Philosophy of Science 2 (1):137-156.
Causation, measurement relevance and no-conspiracy in EPR.Iñaki San Pedro - 2012 - European Journal for Philosophy of Science 2 (1):137-156.
On a conjecture by San Pedro.Leszek Wroński - 2014 - European Journal for Philosophy of Science 4 (3):361-368.

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