Causal Agnosticism About Race: Variable Selection Problems in Causal Inference.

This paper proposes a novel view in the the philosophy of race & causation literature known as "causal agnosticism" about race. Causal agnosticism about race implies that it is reasonable to refrain from making judgments about whether race is a cause. The paper's thesis asserts that certain conditio...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Publicado en:Philosophy of Science Vol. 91; no. 5; pp. 1098 - 1109
Autor principal: Tolbert, Alexander Williams
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Cambridge University Press Dec2024
Materias:
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
fields @attributes:
  recordID: 1
pdfLink:
plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=180968287&site=ehost-live
header:
  @attributes:
    shortDbName: hlh
    uiTerm: 180968287
    longDbName: Humanities International Complete
    uiTag: AN
  controlInfo:
    bkinfo:
    jinfo:
      jid:
        00318248
        PSC
      jtl: Philosophy of Science
      issn: 00318248
      maglogo: N
    pubinfo:
      dt: Dec2024
      vid: 91
      iid: 5
      pid: 15979
      pub: Cambridge University Press
    artinfo:
      ui:
        180968287
        10.1017/psa.2023.166
      ppf: 1098
      ppct: 11
      formats:
        fmt:
          – @attributes:
              type: T
          – @attributes:
              type: P
              size: 198KB
      tig:
        atl: Causal Agnosticism About Race: Variable Selection Problems in Causal Inference.
      aug:
        au: Tolbert, Alexander Williams
        affil: Department of Quantitative Theory and Methods, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
      su:
        Causal inference
        Causation (Philosophy)
        Agnosticism
      sug:
        subj:
          Causal inference
          Causation (Philosophy)
          Agnosticism
      ab: This paper proposes a novel view in the the philosophy of race & causation literature known as "causal agnosticism" about race. Causal agnosticism about race implies that it is reasonable to refrain from making judgments about whether race is a cause. The paper's thesis asserts that certain conditions must be met to infer that something is a cause, according to the fundamental assumptions of causal inference. However, in the case of race, these conditions are often violated. By advocating for causal agnosticism, the paper suggests a more modest approach to understanding the role of race in causal relationships.
      pubtype: Academic Journal
      doctype: Article
      src: R
    language: English
    refInfo:
    copyright:
      @attributes:
        flag: Y
      custom: Copyright of Philosophy of Science is the property of Cambridge University Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use.
      item: Philosophy of Science
      holder: Cambridge University Press
      dt:
        @attributes:
          year: 2024
    holdings:
      @attributes:
        islocal: N