Quantifying Proportionality and the Limits of Higher-Level Causation and Explanation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8396752 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexander Gebharter (0000-0003-1708-2949, Marche Polytechnic University, corresponding author), Markus I Eronen (0000-0003-2028-3338, University of Groningen) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 573-601 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0882 • E-ISSN: 1464-3537 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/714818 |
| OpenAlex | W3093965212 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 35 |
Supporters of the autonomy of higher-level causation (or explanation) often appeal to pro- portionality, arguing that higher-level causes are more proportional than their lower-level realizers. Recently, measures based on information theory and causal modelling have been proposed that allow one to shed new light on proportionality and the related notion of specificity. In this article we apply ideas from this literature to the issue of higher versus lower-level causation (and explanation). Surprisingly, proportionality turns out to be irrel- evant for the question of whether higher-level causes (or explanations) can be autonomous; specificity is a much more informative notion for this purpose
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |