The significance of ceteris paribus hedges in causal hypotheses

old_uid8719
titleThe significance of ceteris paribus hedges in causal hypotheses
start_date2010/05/18
schedule14h30-16h30
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summaryAn investigation of the significance of the words "ceteris paribus" attached to a causal hypothesis suggests a theory of the meaning of causal generalizations on which causal facts unknown to the framer of a hypothesis in part determine the hypothesis's meaning.
responsiblesWolff