Class 41: What Is Cause?

Cause = explanation, often a superior word. We review the philosophy of Aristotelian causality/explanation. All things have an efficient, material, formal, and final explanation. Contingency, per se and accidental time series are covered.

Written lecture: https://www.wmbriggs.com/class/ https://wmbriggs.substack.com/

Jaynes's book:
http://www.med.mcgill.ca/epidemiology/hanley/bios601/GaussianModel/
JaynesProbabilityTheory.pdf

Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science

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