Common cause completability of non-classical probability spaces
Gyenis, Z. & Rédei, M.
(2017).
Common cause completability of non-classical probability spaces.
Belgrade Philosophical Annual,
We prove that under some technical assumptions on a general, non-classical probability space, the probability space is extendible into a larger probability space that is common cause closed in the sense of containing a common cause of every correlation between elements in the space. It is argued that the philosophical significance of this common cause completability result is that it allows the defence of the Common Cause Principle against certain attempts of falsification. Some open problems concerning possible strengthening of the common cause completability result are formulated.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2017 The Authors |
| Departments | LSE > Academic Departments > Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method |
| Date Deposited | 13 Mar 2017 |
| Acceptance Date | 01 Mar 2017 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/69670 |
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