A Proposed Probabilistic Extension of the Halpern and Pearl Definition of ‘Actual Cause’
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Joseph Halpern and Judea Pearl ([2005]) draw upon structural equation models to develop an attractive analysis of 'actual cause'. Their analysis is designed for the case of deterministic causation. I show that their account can be naturally extended to provide an elegant treatment of probabilistic causation. 1Introduction2Preemption3Structural Equation Models4The Halpern and Pearl Definition of 'Actual Cause'5Preemption Again6The Probabilistic Case7Probabilistic Causal Models8A Proposed Probabilistic Extension of Halpern and Pearl's Definition9Twardy and Korb's Account10Probabilistic Fizzling11Conclusion.
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