Causal models, token causation, and processes

Peter Menzies

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Causal models, token causation, and processes

Peter Menzies^*

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Department of Philosophy

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Judea Pearl (2000) has recently advanced a theory of token causation using his structural equations approach. This paper examines some counterexamples to Pearl's theory, and argues that the theory can be modified in a natural way to overcome them.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	820-832
Number of pages	13
Journal	Philosophy of Science
Volume	71
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/425057
Publication status	Published - Dec 2004

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