Simplifying Causality: A Brief Review of Philosophical Views and Definitions with Examples from Economics, Education, Engineering, Medicine, Policy, and Physics

Autor: M.Z. Naser
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics and Innovation, Vol 9, Iss 4, Pp 437-457 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2405-8726
DOI: 10.1016/j.sheji.2024.01.002
Popis: This short paper compiles the main concepts behind some philosophical views, definitions, and examples of causality. This collection spans the realms of the four commonly adopted approaches to causality: Hume’s regularity, counterfactual, manipulation, and mechanisms. This short review is motivated by presenting simplified views and definitions and then supplements them with examples from various fields, including economics, education, medicine, politics, physics, and engineering. I hope this short review is helpful to new and interested readers with little knowledge of causality and causal inference.
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