Illari, PM;
(2011)
Why Theories of Causality Need Production: an Information Transmission Account.
Philosophy and Technology
, 24
(2)
95 - 114.
10.1007/s13347-010-0006-3.
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Abstract
In this paper, I examine the comparatively neglected intuition of production regarding causality. I begin by examining the weaknesses of current production accounts of causality. I then distinguish between giving a good production account of causality and a good account of production. I argue that an account of production is needed to make sense of vital practices in causal inference. Finally, I offer an information transmission account of production based on John Collier's work that solves the primary weaknesses of current production accounts: applicability and absences.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Why Theories of Causality Need Production: an Information Transmission Account |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s13347-010-0006-3 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13347-010-0006-3 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13347-010-0006-3. |
| Keywords: | Causality, Production, Causal inference, Information Absences, Collier |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Science and Technology Studies |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1370010 |
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