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Three legs are needed for deductive causal inference:
"Without assumptions regarding construct validity, one cannot accurately label the cause or outcome. Without assumptions regarding external validity, one cannot label the conditions enabling the cause to have an effect. If any of the assumptions regarding internal, construct, and external validity are missing, the claim is not deductively supported. The critical role of theoretical and substantive knowledge in deductive causal inference is illuminated by making such assumptions explicit. This article critically reviews approaches to identification in causal inference while developing a framework called causal specification. Causal specification augments existing identification strategies to enable and justify deductive, generalized claims about causes and effects. In the process, we review a variety of developments in the philosophy of science and causality and interdisciplinary social science methodology."Esterling, K., Brady, D. & Schwitzgebel, E. (2025). "The necessity of construct and external validity for deductive causal inference" https://doi.org/10.1515/jci-2024-0002
#logics #validity #deduction #generalization #identification #causality #correlations #ProofTheory #PhilSci #truth #causalInference #socialScience
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Three legs are needed for deductive causal inference:
"Without assumptions regarding construct validity, one cannot accurately label the cause or outcome. Without assumptions regarding external validity, one cannot label the conditions enabling the cause to have an effect. If any of the assumptions regarding internal, construct, and external validity are missing, the claim is not deductively supported. The critical role of theoretical and substantive knowledge in deductive causal inference is illuminated by making such assumptions explicit. This article critically reviews approaches to identification in causal inference while developing a framework called causal specification. Causal specification augments existing identification strategies to enable and justify deductive, generalized claims about causes and effects. In the process, we review a variety of developments in the philosophy of science and causality and interdisciplinary social science methodology."Esterling, K., Brady, D. & Schwitzgebel, E. (2025). "The necessity of construct and external validity for deductive causal inference" https://doi.org/10.1515/jci-2024-0002
#logics #validity #deduction #generalization #identification #causality #correlations #ProofTheory #PhilSci #truth #causalInference #socialScience
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(Re)Conceptualizing Open Science's "Openness"
A discussion of Sabina Leonelli’s recent work
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(Re)Conceptualizing Open Science's "Openness"
A discussion of Sabina Leonelli’s recent work
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This is so good. Down Eden way @ Twofold Bay Orcas were the cattle dogs (of the sea) They all had names & would work with the whalers to round up food. Old Tom might have been Tam given matriarchs are their leaders. #menopause #sentience #philsci #science #marine
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This is so good. Down Eden way @ Twofold Bay Orcas were the cattle dogs (of the sea) They all had names & would work with the whalers to round up food. Old Tom might have been Tam given matriarchs are their leaders. #menopause #sentience #philsci #science #marine
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*sniff* [wipes tear] a proud moment, Australia
See arachnid in USA can't top that, no matter what they do. Sure they could start dumping 'roids & cheat but they still wouldn't beat Aussie times youtu.be/kRQMOF5c2Z8?...
We have the most var. of smartest spider on the planet too.
#science #philsci
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*sniff* [wipes tear] a proud moment, Australia
See arachnid in USA can't top that, no matter what they do. Sure they could start dumping 'roids & cheat but they still wouldn't beat Aussie times youtu.be/kRQMOF5c2Z8?...
We have the most var. of smartest spider on the planet too.
#science #philsci
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@zoophilosophy.bsky.social @[email protected]
Are you two needing a Baby 'Burra Fix?
1st a little blue-winged followed by one of Ali's girls he taught to feed.
#philsci #animal #sentience #zoology
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@zoophilosophy.bsky.social @[email protected]
Are you two needing a Baby 'Burra Fix?
1st a little blue-winged followed by one of Ali's girls he taught to feed.
#philsci #animal #sentience #zoology
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#animals #science #philsci #Auspol
As a wildlife carer, I'm donating to this educational, fun and necessary initiative because we rock. If it wasn't for us, Australia would have less wildlife due to greedy, ignorant developers who're allergic to cohabitation within our South Pacific environment.
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#animals #science #philsci #Auspol
As a wildlife carer, I'm donating to this educational, fun and necessary initiative because we rock. If it wasn't for us, Australia would have less wildlife due to greedy, ignorant developers who're allergic to cohabitation within our South Pacific environment.
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I thought you said CHOPPERS, Heather, so I flew here as fast as I could to listen to you on the new podcast called Animal Culture @[email protected]
#animal #sentience #philsci #zoology
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I thought you said CHOPPERS, Heather, so I flew here as fast as I could to listen to you on the new podcast called Animal Culture @[email protected]
#animal #sentience #philsci #zoology
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Robert Sapolsky, nice guy baboons & the elite solution #philsci #neuro #psych #animals Why do poorer people <3 period dramas like Downton Abbey, and adore the very privileged elite that kept their great-grandparents in abject poverty? Barry Ferns: #Science of obedience. youtu.be/ApSH0fCIjTY?...
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Robert Sapolsky, nice guy baboons & the elite solution #philsci #neuro #psych #animals Why do poorer people <3 period dramas like Downton Abbey, and adore the very privileged elite that kept their great-grandparents in abject poverty? Barry Ferns: #Science of obedience. youtu.be/ApSH0fCIjTY?...
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Only 4 states in the entire US have a law that even mentions neural data. There's no FED protection. Your thoughts have fewer legal protections than your thumb print.
Musk knows that, and he's moving fast. OH & Neuralink is Thiel funded #sentience #animal #cruelty #philsci
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baby ducks doot doo doo doot doot n doo doo baby ducks doot doo doo doot doot n doo doo baby ducks baby sharks doot doo doo doot doot n doo doo baby sharks no baby catsharknducks doot doo doo doot doot n doo doo baby catsharknducks #sentience #philsci #science
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baby ducks doot doo doo doot doot n doo doo baby ducks doot doo doo doot doot n doo doo baby ducks baby sharks doot doo doo doot doot n doo doo baby sharks no baby catsharknducks doot doo doo doot doot n doo doo baby catsharknducks #sentience #philsci #science
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I read some papers on 'automating science' (I prefer 'automation in science') and (worse) 'AI scientists'.
Someone should write a paper on their implicit assumptions regarding the nature of science!
Some observations:
- there is no awareness of fallibility or how to deal errors, which is an ongoing process essential to science;
- I fear that the 'loop' in science they're trying to close is 'the scientific method', which is a myth;
- they sure like to use the term 'alien' for new things.
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@zoophilosophy.bsky.social largest farm bust of exotic illegals being bred for big bucks w/out consideration for all the indigenous spp. they could compromise. It's a call for tougher penalties & better education. #philsci #bugs #entomology youtu.be/9sQUQtb2weQ?...
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@zoophilosophy.bsky.social largest farm bust of exotic illegals being bred for big bucks w/out consideration for all the indigenous spp. they could compromise. It's a call for tougher penalties & better education. #philsci #bugs #entomology youtu.be/9sQUQtb2weQ?...
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I don't want breed partner boy's germs - i just want this strawberry & my dress up box k? #philsci #zoology #sentience
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I don't want breed partner boy's germs - i just want this strawberry & my dress up box k? #philsci #zoology #sentience
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Any teachers out there wanting an AI-slop-free medium to inspire you and your students? #philsky #philsci #science #education check out, @[email protected]
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Any teachers out there wanting an AI-slop-free medium to inspire you and your students? #philsky #philsci #science #education check out, @[email protected]
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But Lorenz was not the first with the intuition. In The Phantom Tollbooth, the Princess of Pure Reason says: "...whatever we do affects everything and everyone else, if even in the tiniest way. Why, when a housefly flaps his wings, a breeze goes round the world." 🧪🦋🦫🧠🗃 #PhilSci #HistSTM #Booksky
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But Lorenz was not the first with the intuition. In The Phantom Tollbooth, the Princess of Pure Reason says: "...whatever we do affects everything and everyone else, if even in the tiniest way. Why, when a housefly flaps his wings, a breeze goes round the world." 🧪🦋🦫🧠🗃 #PhilSci #HistSTM #Booksky
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About time, Walt. Shrimps gotta lot to say. So do Prawns. #philsci #philsky #sentience #science
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About time, Walt. Shrimps gotta lot to say. So do Prawns. #philsci #philsky #sentience #science
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Delighted to receive a signed copy of this new book by Cheryl Misak, who is off to #HayFestival to argue philosophy. #philsci
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#philsci #philsky #neurosci PAPER'S OUT youtu.be/OnXJm8m1xdE?... #music #electronic #jazz NO THIS IS NOT AI SLOP Mike Melvoin loved his MOOG (so it's Mike Melvoin Slop) Spinning wheel + 1969 cont:
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#philsci #philsky #neurosci PAPER'S OUT youtu.be/OnXJm8m1xdE?... #music #electronic #jazz NO THIS IS NOT AI SLOP Mike Melvoin loved his MOOG (so it's Mike Melvoin Slop) Spinning wheel + 1969 cont:
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F*CK ORANGE MAN VOTERS! They hate possessing the very skills necessary to improve their lives and the lives of those around them. "MAGA couldn't navigate their way out of a paper bag. And don't get me started on Bessant" - Thomas the Tank Engine #caturday #science #philsci #philsky 8% #tax
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F*CK ORANGE MAN VOTERS! They hate possessing the very skills necessary to improve their lives and the lives of those around them. "MAGA couldn't navigate their way out of a paper bag. And don't get me started on Bessant" - Thomas the Tank Engine #caturday #science #philsci #philsky 8% #tax
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New Blog Post: Two Ways of Making True I discuss a distinction made by Martin Thomson-Jones between making true as interpreting vs as fitting a description, in the context of the semantic conception of theories. personal.us.es/qruyant/blog... #philosophyofscience #philsci #philsky
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New Blog Post: Two Ways of Making True I discuss a distinction made by Martin Thomson-Jones between making true as interpreting vs as fitting a description, in the context of the semantic conception of theories. personal.us.es/qruyant/blog... #philosophyofscience #philsci #philsky
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Exam time could be a lot more fun, if kids were given the option of using vine as part of their assessments (in lieu of AI) diVine could help teachers and students more than both realise Check out @[email protected] awesome solution, Uni Professori #Science #philsky #philsci #psych #sentience #creativity
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Exam time could be a lot more fun, if kids were given the option of using vine as part of their assessments (in lieu of AI) diVine could help teachers and students more than both realise Check out @[email protected] awesome solution, Uni Professori #Science #philsky #philsci #psych #sentience #creativity
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I very much enjoyed reading Melinda Bonnie Fagan‘s recent book _ Explanatory Particularism in Scientific Practice_ and writing a review of it. Check it out! rdcu.be/fdagG #philsci #philbio
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This beautiful little sentient being was kept, hunted, and farmed for meat and fat going back to Roman times. other spp. of dormouse weren't favoured, thus the horrible name which needs changing PRONTO! Latin root: dormīre = “to sleep” as in hibernating habits #science #philsky #sentience #philsci
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This beautiful little sentient being was kept, hunted, and farmed for meat and fat going back to Roman times. other spp. of dormouse weren't favoured, thus the horrible name which needs changing PRONTO! Latin root: dormīre = “to sleep” as in hibernating habits #science #philsky #sentience #philsci
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OMFG CONGRATULATIONS HEATHER Here's a cat playing with a ball in celebration WOOHOOEYS #science #philsky #philsci #sentience
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OMFG CONGRATULATIONS HEATHER Here's a cat playing with a ball in celebration WOOHOOEYS #science #philsky #philsci #sentience
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