What is right with 'bayes net methods' and what is wrong with 'hunting causes and using them'

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 161-211

  Glymour, Clark ^a,b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN AND MACHINE COGNITION   (United States)

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EID: 77249151531     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: 14643537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/axp039     Document Type: Article

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