Disjunction of Causes and Disjunctive Cause: a Solution to the Paradox of Conditio Sine Qua Non using Minimal Abduction
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We consider a problem of causality in legal reasoning. Conditio sine qua non (c.s.q.n) is a frequently used heuristics which determines a causality in legal reasoning. We argue that a paradox of c.s.q.n.is derived from a confusion between disjunction of causes and disjunctive cause and give a logical solution to the paradox using minimal abduction.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006