Probabilistic Causality by Ellery Eells

Probabilistic Causality by Ellery Eells

In this important book, Ellery Eells explores and refines philosophical conceptions of probabilistic causality. In a probabilistic theory of causation, causes increase the probability of their effects rather than necessitate their effects in the ways traditional deterministic theories have specified. Philosophical interest in this subject arises from attempts to understand population sciences as well as indeterminism in physics. Taking into account issues involving spurious correlation, probabilistic causal interaction, disjunctive causal factors, and temporal ideas, Professor Eells advances the analysis of what it is for one factor to be a positive causal factor for another. A salient feature of the book is a theory of token level probabilistic causation in which the evolution of the probability of a later event from an earlier event is central. This will be a book of crucial significance to philosophers of science and metaphysicians; it will also prove stimulating to many economists, psychologists, and physicists.

Eells, Ellery: - Professor Ellery Eells (1953-2006) was a leading philosopher of science, best known for his probabilistic theories of causation and his decision theory. He authored and edited several books, including Probability and Conditionals: Belief Revision and Rational Decision (with Brian Skyrms, Cambridge, 1994) and Probabilistic Causality (Cambridge, 1991).

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ISBN 13	9780521392440
ISBN 10	0521392446
Title	Probabilistic Causality
Author	Ellery Eells
Series	Cambridge Studies In Probability Induction And Decision Theory
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1991-03-29
Number of pages	428
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