Not understanding the difference between correlation and causation has produced false notions among scientists, statisticians, and casual observers for centuries. It is also arguably the source of superstition, much religion and pseudoscience. It is especially...
The views of causality put forth by David Hume and Immanuel Kant, two prominent philosophers of the 18th century, share a common ground that knowledge is contingent on experience. However, they diverge on the fundamental nature of causality and how it is...