Arbitrariness and causation in classical population genetics

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  • I criticize some arguments against the causal interpretability of population genetics put forward by Denis Walsh (2007, 2010). In particular, I seek to undermine the contention that population genetics exhibits frame of reference relativity or subjectivity with respect to its formal representations. I also show that classical population genetics does not fall foul of some criteria for causal representation put forward by James Woodward (2003), although those criteria do undermine some causalist stances.
TitleArbitrariness and causation in classical population genetics
CreatorGildenhuys, Peter
PublisherBritish Journal for the Philosophy of Science
Academic DepartmentPhilosophy
DivisionHumanities
OrganizationLafayette College
Date IssuedSeptember 2014
Date Available2015-03-05T14:50:43Z
TypeArticle
LanguageEnglish
Bibliographic CitationGildenhuys, P. (2014 Sept.) "Arbitrariness and causation in classical population genetics." British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 65(3): 429-444.
Standard IdentifierDOI 10.1093/bjps/axs042
Handle 10385/1718
Permalinkhttp://hdl.handle.net/10385/1718
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