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Statistical mechanics and the asymmetry of causation

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Building on the work of David Albert in the foundations of statistical mechanics, Barry Loewer has developed a novel analysis of counterfactuals within a powerful system for naturalized metaphysics that he and Albert call "the Mentaculus". In this thesis, I apply the Mentaculus to the problem of causation. In order to relate Loewer's work on counterfactuals to an account of causation, I take my cue from the framework of structural causal models (SCMs) and the associated methods of causal-s...

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University of Oxford
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HUMS
Department:
Philosophy Faculty
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University of Oxford
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HUMS
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Philosophy Faculty
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Open Philanthropy's "Early-career funding for improving the long-term future"
Type of award:
BPhil
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Bachelors
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University of Oxford
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