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Mario Günther (LMU Munich): “Actual Causation”
2 February 2022, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
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Abstract: We put forth an analysis of actual causation. The analysis centers on the notion of a causal model that provides only partial information as to which events occur. The basic idea is this: an event c causes another event e just in case there is a causal model that is uninformative on e and in which e will occur if c does. We show that our analysis captures more causal scenarios than any account that tests for counterfactual dependence under certain contingencies.
Mario Günther is an Assistant Professor at the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, LMU Munich.