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An Axiomatic Characterization of Causal Counterfactuals
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“Galles and Pearl [1] and Halpern [2] have given a complete axiomatization of structural counterfactuals, embracing both recursive and non-recursive models”
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- Galles, D., & Pearl, J.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Venue
- Foundations of Science
- Published
- 1998-01
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 151-182
- ISSN
- 1233-1821 (ISSN-L)
- 1572-8471
- OpenAlex
- W1576238869
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- 192
- References
- 49
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- FWCI
- 7.48
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
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- closed
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- Foundations of Science (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy of Biology and Scientific Explanation
- Keywords
- counterfactuals, composition properties, reversibility, feedback, probabilistic graphical models, causal inference, axiomatization
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