A causal Bayes net analysis of dispositions

Florian Fischer; Alexander Gebharter

doi:10.1007/s11229-019-02374-8

A causal Bayes net analysis of dispositions

Florian Fischer, Alexander Gebharter

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In this paper we develop an analysis of dispositions by means of causal Bayes nets. In particular, we analyze dispositions as cause-effect structures that increase the probability of the manifestation when the stimulus is brought about by intervention in certain circumstances. We then highlight several advantages of our analysis and how it can handle problems arising for classical analyses of dispositions such as masks, mimickers, and finks.

Original language	English
Journal	Synthese
Early online date	29-Aug-2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-019-02374-8
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 29-Aug-2019

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