Structural equations and causation Export

@article{citeulike:1068213, abstract = {Abstract\ \ Structural equations have become increasingly popular in recent years as tools for understanding causation. But standard structural equations approaches to causation face deep problems. The most philosophically interesting of these consists in their failure to incorporate a distinction between default states of an object or system, and deviations therefrom. Exploring this problem, and how to fix it, helps to illuminate the central role this distinction plays in our causal thinking.}, author = {Hall, N.}, citeulike-article-id = {1068213}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11098-006-9057-9}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/klu/phil/2007/00000132/00000001/00009057}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/236317720l420150}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1007/s11098-006-9057-9}, issn = {0031-8116}, journal = {Philosophical Studies}, keywords = {causality, metaphysics, philosophy}, month = {January}, number = {1}, pages = {109--136}, posted-at = {2009-10-30 05:31:59}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Springer}, title = {Structural equations and causation}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11098-006-9057-9}, volume = {132}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1068213 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1068213 N2 - Abstract  Structural equations have become increasingly popular in recent years as tools for understanding causation. But standard structural equations approaches to causation face deep problems. The most philosophically interesting of these consists in their failure to incorporate a distinction between default states of an object or system, and deviations therefrom. Exploring this problem, and how to fix it, helps to illuminate the central role this distinction plays in our causal thinking. IS - 1 JF - Philosophical Studies SN - 0031-8116 EP - 136 TI - Structural equations and causation PB - Springer VL - 132 SP - 109 KW - causality KW - metaphysics KW - philosophy AU - Hall, N PY - 2007/01/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11098-006-9057-9 ER -