Causal Contribution Kaiserman, Alex 2016 Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society , Vol. 116 , Issue 3 , S. 387 ff. ( Zeitschrift ) Englisch 0066-7374 | 1467-9264 Abstract

Are there ‘degrees of causation’? Yes and no: causation is not a scalar relation, but different causes can contribute to a causing of an effect to different extents. In this paper, I motivate a probabilistic analysis of an event’s degree of contribution to a causing of an effect and explore some of its consequences.