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Causality in the Sciences

Counterfactuals and causal structure

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Hoover, KD
September 22, 2011

The structural account of causation derives inter alia from Herbert Simon's work on causal order and was developed in Hoover's Causality in Macroeconomics and earlier articles. The structural account easily connects to, enriches, and illuminates graphical or Bayes net approaches to causal representation and is able to handle modular, nonmodular, linear, and nonlinear causal systems. The representation is used to illuminate the mutual relationship between causal structure and counterfactuals, particularly addressing the role of counterfactuals in Woodward's manipulationist account of causation and Cartwright's attack on 'impostor counterfactuals'.

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9780199574131

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September 22, 2011
 

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Hoover, K. D. (2011). Counterfactuals and causal structure. In Causality in the Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199574131.003.0016
Hoover, K. D. “Counterfactuals and causal structure.” In Causality in the Sciences, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199574131.003.0016.
Hoover KD. Counterfactuals and causal structure. In: Causality in the Sciences. 2011.
Hoover, K. D. “Counterfactuals and causal structure.” Causality in the Sciences, 2011. Scopus, doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199574131.003.0016.
Hoover KD. Counterfactuals and causal structure. Causality in the Sciences. 2011.
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DOI

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9780199574131

Publication Date

September 22, 2011