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A Proposed Probabilistic Extension of the Halpern and Pearl Definition of 'Actual Cause'. Halpern和Pearl对“实际原因”定义的概率扩展。

IF 3.4

The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2017-12-01 Epub Date: 2016-03-29 DOI: 10.1093/bjps/axv056

Luke Fenton-Glynn

引用次数: 34

Counterfactual Desirability. 反事实的愿望。

IF 3.4

The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 2017-06-01 Epub Date: 2015-08-04 DOI: 10.1093/bjps/axv023

Richard Bradley, H Orri Stefánsson

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引用次数: 19

Sameness of age cohorts in the mathematics of population growth. 人口增长数学中年龄群的同一性。

IF 3.4

The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Pub Date : 1994-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/bjps/45.2.679

A Akkerman

引用次数: 3

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