According to the theory developed here, we may trace out the processes emanating from a cause in such a way that any consequence lying along one of these processes counts as an effect of the cause. This theory gives intuitive verdicts in a diverse range of problem cases from the literature. Its claims about causation will never be retracted when we include additional variables in our model. And it validates some plausible principles about causation, including Sartorio's ‘Causes as Difference Makers’ principle and Hitchcock's ‘Principle of Sufficient Reason’.

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如何追踪因果过程

根据这里发展的理论，我们可以追溯从原因产生的过程，这样一来，沿着这些过程之一的任何结果都可以算作原因的结果。该理论对文献中的各种问题案例给出了直观的判断。当我们在模型中包含其他变量时，它关于因果关系的声明将永远不会被撤销。它验证了一些关于因果关系的合理原则，包括 Sartorio 的“原因作为差异制造者”原则和希区柯克的“充分理由原则”。