Add to ORKGWeighted explanations, whereby some causes are deemed more important than others, are ubiquitous in historical studies. Drawing from influential recent work on causation, I develop a definition of causal-explanatory strength. This makes clear exactly which aspects of explanatory weighting are subjective and which objective. It also sheds new light on several traditional issues, showing for instance that: underlying causes need not be more important than proximate ones; several different causes can each be responsible for most of an effect; small causes need not be less important than big ones; and non-additive interactive effects between causes present no particular difficulty
Sometimes instances of perceived causation turn out to lack causal relata. The reasons may vary. Cau...
Any theory of explanation must capture the intimate connection between explanation and causation, or...
In this paper, I explicate desiderata for accounts of explanation in historiography. I argue that ...
Weighted explanations , whereby some causes are deemed more important than others, are ubiquitous in...
How much was the increased murder rate explained by higher unemployment? What was the main cause of ...
This article considers the popular thesis that a more proportional relationship between a cause and ...
Partial explanations are everywhere. That is, explanations citing causes that explain some but not a...
Causal accounts of scientific explanation are currently broadly accepted (though not universally so)...
This article considers the thesis that a more proportional relationship between a cause and its effe...
In discussions of the power of causal explanations, one often finds a commitment to two premises. Th...
When evaluating the success of causal theories of explanation the focus has typically been on the le...
The problem of scientific explanation as it pertains to the explanation of singular facts or events ...
Comparisons of rival explanations or theories often involve vague appeals to explanatory power. In t...
This paper sketches a causal account of scientific explanation designed to sustain the judgment that...
Sometimes instances of perceived causation turn out to lack causal relata. The reasons may vary. Cau...
Any theory of explanation must capture the intimate connection between explanation and causation, or...
In this paper, I explicate desiderata for accounts of explanation in historiography. I argue that ...
Weighted explanations , whereby some causes are deemed more important than others, are ubiquitous in...
How much was the increased murder rate explained by higher unemployment? What was the main cause of ...
This article considers the popular thesis that a more proportional relationship between a cause and ...
Partial explanations are everywhere. That is, explanations citing causes that explain some but not a...
Causal accounts of scientific explanation are currently broadly accepted (though not universally so)...
This article considers the thesis that a more proportional relationship between a cause and its effe...
In discussions of the power of causal explanations, one often finds a commitment to two premises. Th...
When evaluating the success of causal theories of explanation the focus has typically been on the le...
The problem of scientific explanation as it pertains to the explanation of singular facts or events ...
Comparisons of rival explanations or theories often involve vague appeals to explanatory power. In t...
This paper sketches a causal account of scientific explanation designed to sustain the judgment that...
Sometimes instances of perceived causation turn out to lack causal relata. The reasons may vary. Cau...
Any theory of explanation must capture the intimate connection between explanation and causation, or...
In this paper, I explicate desiderata for accounts of explanation in historiography. I argue that ...