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The principle of the common cause

Redei, Miklós ORCID: 0000-0001-5298-1443, Hofer-Szabo, Gabor and Szabo, Laszlo (2013) The principle of the common cause. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9781107019355

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Abstract

The common cause principle says that every correlation is either due to a direct causal effect linking the correlated entities or is brought about by a third factor, a so-called common cause. The principle is of central importance in the philosophy of science, especially in causal explanation, causal modeling and in the foundations of quantum physics. Written for philosophers of science, physicists and statisticians, this book contributes to the debate over the validity of the common cause principle, by proving results that bring to the surface the nature of explanation by common causes. It provides a technical and mathematically rigorous examination of the notion of common cause, providing an analysis not only in terms of classical probability measure spaces, which is typical in the available literature, but in quantum probability theory as well. The authors provide numerous open problems to further the debate and encourage future research in this field.

Item Type: Book
Official URL: http://www.cambridge.org/home/home/item5655304/?si...
Additional Information: © 2013 Cambridge University Press
Divisions: Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General)
Date Deposited: 05 Feb 2013 11:25
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2024 14:42
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/47783

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