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CATEGORIES:CamPoS (Cambridge Philosophy of Science) seminar
SUMMARY:Flagpoles anyone? Causal and explanatory asymmetri
 es - James Woodward (University of Pittsburgh)
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URL:http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/175931
DESCRIPTION:This talk will discuss some procedures developed i
 n recent work in machine learning for inferring ca
 usal direction from observational data. These proc
 edures are of considerable philosophical interest 
 because they illustrate the role played by indepen
 dence and invariance assumptions in inferences to 
 causal direction – features not always recognized 
 in philosophical discussion. Several familiar exam
 ples including Hempel's flagpole problem will be e
 xplored in the light of these ideas.\n\n"Link to a
 rticle":https://doi.org/10.1387/theoria.21921
LOCATION:Arts School Lecture Theatre A
CONTACT:Matt Farr
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