Causes and explanations: A structural-model approach. Part I: Causes

被引：408
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作者：
Halpern, JY [1 ]
Pearl, J
机构：
[1] Cornell Univ, Dept Comp Sci, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
[2] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Comp Sci, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
来源：
BRITISH JOURNAL FOR THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE | 2005年 / 56卷 / 04期
基金：
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I：
10.1093/bjps/axi147
中图分类号：
N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号：
01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;
摘要：
We propose a new definition of actual causes, using structural equations to model counterfactuals. We show that the definition yields a plausible and elegant account of causation that handles well examples which have caused problems for other definitions and resolves major difficulties in the traditional account.
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页码：843 / 887
页数：45
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