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Sam Baron

University of Melbourne
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    Causation Sans Time
    with Kristie Miller
    American Philosophical Quarterly 52 (1): 27-40. 2015.
    Is time necessary for causation? We argue that, given a counterfactual theory of causation, it is not. We defend this claim by considering cases of counterfactual dependence in quantum mechanics. These cases involve laws of nature that govern entanglement. These laws make possible the evaluation of causal counterfactuals between space-like separated entangled particles. There is, for the proponent of a counterfactual theory of causation, a possible world in which causation but not time exists th…Read more
    Action at a DistanceCounterfactual Theories of CausationTemporal Eliminativism
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    Female Under-Representation Among Philosophy Majors: A Map of the Hypotheses and a Survey of the Evidence
    with Tom Dougherty and Kristie Miller
    Feminist Philosophy Quarterly 1 (1): 1-30. 2015.
    Why is there female under-representation among philosophy majors? We survey the hypotheses that have been proposed so far, grouping similar hypotheses together. We then propose a chronological taxonomy that distinguishes hypotheses according to the stage in undergraduates’ careers at which the hypotheses predict an increase in female under-representation. We then survey the empirical evidence for and against various hypotheses. We end by suggesting future avenues for research.
    Implicit BiasWomen in PhilosophyTopics in the Philosophy of Gender, MiscPhilosophy, Miscellaneous