Causes and Conditions¶
Mackie, J. L. (1965). Causes and Conditions. American Philosophical Quarterly, 2(4), 245-264.
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Primes¶
- Pivotality
- In causal inference, a necessary cause is one whose presence is pivotal, and INUS conditions formalize pivotality within causal structure.
This sourceIntroduces the INUS condition, formalizing necessary causation and the counterfactual-necessity test within causal structure.
- In causal inference, a necessary cause is one whose presence is pivotal, and INUS conditions formalize pivotality within causal structure.
Mechanisms¶
- Cause-Role Worksheet
- And because role assignment leans on the logic of INUS conditions — a factor being an insufficient but non-redundant part of a sufficient set — a facilitator who doesn't press on necessity versus sufficiency will let dominant-sounding factors absorb credit that belongs to enabling conditions.
This sourceDefines the causal condition as a factor that is individually insufficient yet non-redundant within a sufficient causal set.
- And because role assignment leans on the logic of INUS conditions — a factor being an insufficient but non-redundant part of a sufficient set — a facilitator who doesn't press on necessity versus sufficiency will let dominant-sounding factors absorb credit that belongs to enabling conditions.
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