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Causes and Explanations: A Structural-Model Approach
Joseph Halpern (Cornell University)
We propose new definitions of actual cause (causal) explanation,
using structural equations to model counterfactuals.
We show that these definitions yield a plausible and elegant account of
causation and explanation that handles well examples which have caused
problems for other definitions and resolves major difficulties in the
traditional account. This is joint wrk with Judea Pearl.
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