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.
- Downstream Inference Label
- It operationalizes the distinction between a necessary and a sufficient condition: shared membership is typically necessary for the property a consumer cares about, but rarely sufficient, and the label says so out loud.
This sourceAnalyzes the logical distinction between necessary and sufficient conditions, including conditions that are necessary parts of sufficient combinations without being sufficient alone.
- It operationalizes the distinction between a necessary and a sufficient condition: shared membership is typically necessary for the property a consumer cares about, but rarely sufficient, and the label says so out loud.
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