jon williamson wpwkxphtsjdkentacuk call abstracts causality probability sciences httpwwwkentacukseclphilosophyjw2006capitshtm 1416 june 2006 university kent canterbury uk causal inference perhaps important form reasoning sciences panoply disciplines ranging epidemiology biology econometrics physics make use probability statistics order infer causal relationships social health sciences analyse populationlevel data using statistical methods infer average causal relations diagnosis disease probabilistic statements based populationlevel causal knowledge combined knowledge particular persons symptoms physical sciences salmondowe account develops analysis causation based notion process interaction artificial intelligence development graphical methods leant impetus probabilistic analysis causality biological sciences use probabilistic methods look evolutionary causes state current species look genetic causal factors variegated situation raises least two fundamental philosophical issues relation causality probability interpretation probability causal analysis workshop aim bring philosophers scientists together discuss relation causality probability applications concepts within sciences example questions causality related probability interpretations probability best fit uses causality sciences different sciences demand different notions causality probability causality probability employed scientific models formalisms causal probabilistic reasoning suit sciences causal inference vary according discipline case studies shed light uses causality probability sciences causal inference changed time timetable 1st april deadline submission abstracts papers presentation onepage abstracts emailed byidrpkentacuk please say whether would prepared submit paper volume papers topic 1st may notification acceptance papers presentation 8th may deadline registration attend conference register posting conference fee 20 sterling registration form httpwwwkentacukseclphilosophywhatsoncausality conferencebookingformpdf department philosophy attn miriam waters cornwallis building nw university kent canterbury kent ct2 7nf uk please make cheques unikent conference causality probability sciences reverse side please also send email byidrpkentacuk say attending 1st june deadline submission full papers publication emailed byidrpkentacuk 14th16th june conference 1st august notification acceptance papers publication 1st september deadline final version papers accepted publication jon williamson httpwwwkentacukseclphilosophyjw philosophy secl university kent canterbury ct2 7nf uk thu 07 aug 2008 001347 0000 uai causality probability sciences