Can Causes be Reduced to Correlations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8399602 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gürol Irzik (0000-0002-0085-1724, Bogaziçi University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 249-270 |
| Publication date | 1996-06-01 |
| 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 | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjps/47.2.249 |
| OpenAlex | W2066788921 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 14 |
This paper argues against Papineau's claim that causal relations can be reduced to correlations and defends Cartwright's thesis that they can be nevertheless boot-strapped from them, given sufficiently rich causal background knowledge.
Epistemology · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Philosophy and Theoretical Science
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1998 - 2021 (24) |
| Highly cited | No |