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Causation in Scientific Explanation

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Probabilistic Causation

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Explains phenomena by assigning likelihoods to outcomes, acknowledging uncertainty in the effect.

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Bottom-Up Causation

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Explains phenomena as the result of interactions and compositions of foundational elements.

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Counterfactual Dependence

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Analyzes causal relationships by considering what would happen if the cause were not present.

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Synchronous Causation

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Explains phenomena where the cause and effect occur simultaneously or within a minimal time frame.

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Top-Down Causation

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Explains phenomena where higher-level system properties dictate the behavior of lower-level components.

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Diachronic Causation

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Explores causal connections that unfold over time, assuming that causes precede their effects.

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Causal Powers

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The capacities or abilities that different entities possess, which enable them to be the source of specific effects.

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Causal Overdetermination

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Occurs when an effect could be the outcome of multiple independent causes.

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Causal Necessity

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Explains phenomena by referring to conditions that must be present for an effect to occur.

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Mechanistic Explanation

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Seeks to explain phenomena by understanding the mechanism through which the outcome is produced.

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Teleological Explanation

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Explains actions or events by their intended purpose or goal, rather than the causes that brought them about.

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Causal Sufficiency

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A concept where the causes present are enough to account for the occurrence of the effect.

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Transitive Causation

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A relationship where the causality is passed down a chain, from one event to another.

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Causal Dispositions

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Refers to inherent properties that tend to bring about certain effects under relevant conditions.

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Functional Explanation

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Explains phenomena based on the functions or roles of components within a system, often with a focus on why something occurs.

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Interventionist Causation

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Quantifies causal effects by considering changes due to interventions in a system.

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Deterministic Causation

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Explains phenomena by asserting that current state is the necessary consequence of previous states.

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Causal Laws

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The generalizations or principles that describe regularities in the behavior of phenomena and predict how causes will lead to effects.

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Causal Mechanism

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Refers to the process or sequence of events that causes one thing to lead to another in a particular context.

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Causal Field

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A concept in which the entire set of relevant factors in an environment contributes to the causation of an event.

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