Computation of Probabilities in Causal Models of History of Science

: The aim of this paper is to investigate the ascription of probabilities in a causal model of an episode in the history of science. The aim of such a quantitative approach is to allow the implementation of the causal model in a computer, to run simulations. As an example, we look at the beginning o...

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Main Author: Osvaldo Pessoa Jr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2006-12-01
Series:Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/14458/18021