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SUMMARY:Flagpoles anyone? Causal and explanatory asymmetries - James Woodw
 ard (University of Pittsburgh)
DTSTART:20220622T150000Z
DTEND:20220622T163000Z
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CONTACT:Matt Farr
DESCRIPTION:This talk will discuss some procedures developed in recent wor
 k in machine learning for inferring causal direction from observational da
 ta. These procedures are of considerable philosophical interest because th
 ey illustrate the role played by independence and invariance assumptions i
 n inferences to causal direction – features not always recognized in phi
 losophical discussion. Several familiar examples including Hempel's flagpo
 le problem will be explored in the light of these ideas.\n\n"Link to artic
 le":https://doi.org/10.1387/theoria.21921
LOCATION:Arts School Lecture Theatre A
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