Causal loops and the independence of causal facts

P Dowe

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Causal loops and the independence of causal facts

P Dowe

School of Philosophy

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According to Hugh Mellor in Real Time II (1998, Ch. 12), assuming the logical independence of causal facts and the 'law of large numbers', causal loops are impossible because if they were possible they would produce inconsistent sets of frequencies. I clarify the argument, and argue that it would be preferable to abandon the relevant independence assumption in the case of causal loops.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	S89-S97
Number of pages	9
Journal	Philosophy of Science
Volume	68
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/392900
Publication status	Published - Sept 2001
Event	17th Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy-of-Science-Association - VANCOUVER, Canada Duration: 2 Nov 2000 → 4 Nov 2000

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