When Are Structural Equation Models Apt? Causation versus Grounding
(2018)
Book Chapter
Jansson, L. (2018). When Are Structural Equation Models Apt? Causation versus Grounding. Explanation Beyond Causation: Philosophical Perspectives on Non-Causal Explanations (250-266). Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198777946.003.0013
While much about the notion of ground in contemporary metaphysics is contested, there is large agreement that ground is closely connected to a certain kind of explanation. Recently, Jonathan Schaffer and Alastair Wilson have argued that ground is a r... Read More about When Are Structural Equation Models Apt? Causation versus Grounding.