The problem of variable choice

Synthese

Volumn 193, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1047-1072

  Woodward, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal Markov condition; Causation; Natural properties; Variable choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964220601     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: 15730964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-015-0810-5     Document Type: Article

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