tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post8330736474433144587..comments2024-03-23T04:01:39.348-04:00Comments on Understanding Society: Mechanisms, singular and generalDan Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15953897221283103880noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post-39823473948834402462018-03-31T14:48:12.431-04:002018-03-31T14:48:12.431-04:00If I've understood the description, a series o...If I've understood the description, a series of cause-effect connections is always a causal sequence, but would only be a causal mechanism if it "recurs in multiple instances across a range of background conditions." Is a single cause-effect connection that recurs in multiple instances across a range of background conditions a causal mechanism, or is there a requirement of multiple connections?<br /><br /><br>Perhaps I'm not understanding the value of distinguishing between causal sequences and causal mechanisms. Not disputing that there may be such value, just not seeing it. In the case of liability insurance, for example, I could imagine that someone could be held liable for failure to address causal mechanisms that could lead to loss, where sequences that would not qualify as mechanisms would be considered "unforeseeable."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03771928054878775725noreply@blogger.com