Reichenbach's paradise : constructing the realm of probabilstic common "causes" / / Leszek Wroński; managing editor, Anna Michalska; language editor Sara Tavares

• Autore: Wronski Leszek
• Pubblicazione: Warsaw, [Poland] ; ; Berlin, [Germany] : , : De Gruyter Open, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 113 pages)
• Disciplina: 191
• Soggetto topico: Causation; Philosophy (General); Probabilities. Mathematical statistics; PHILOSOPHY / General
• Soggetto non controllato: Common Cause Principle, Reichenbach, Probability, Causality
• Classificazione: CC 3400
• Persona (resp. second.): MichalskaAnna; TavaresSara
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures / List of Tables -- Acknowledgments / Introduction -- 1 The Principle of the Common Cause: Its Shapes and Content -- 2 Screening Off and Explanation: Formal Properties -- 3 The Principle of the Common Cause and the Bell Inequalities -- 4 The Principle of the Common Cause and the Causal Markov Condition -- 5 Causal Closedness -- 6 Causal Completability -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Since its introduction by Hans Reichenbach, many philosophers have claimed to refute the idea - known as the common cause principle - that any surprising correlation between any two factors that do not directly influence one another is due to some common cause. For example, falsity of the principle is frequently inferred from falsifiability of Bell's inequalities. The author demonstrates, however, that the situation is not so straightforward. There is more than one version of the principle formulated with the use of different variants of Reichenbach-inspired notions; their falsity still remains an open question. The book traces different formulations of the principle and provides proofs of a few pertinent theorems, settling the relevant questions in various probability spaces. In exploring mathematical and philosophical issues surrounding the principle, the book offers both philosophical insight and mathematical rigor.
• Titolo autorizzato: Reichenbach's paradise
• ISBN: 3-11-039934-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910135394303321
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