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Causal Isolation Problem

The Causal Isolation Problem is a philosophical challenge in mathematical realism that arises from the difficulty of explaining how causally inert mathematical entities can be known or meaningfully referred to by embodied agents situated within a causal physical world.

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Unexpected Isolation of Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus from Commercial Embryonated Fowls' Eggs

Ilaria Capua, Massimo Scacchia, T Toscani et al. · Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B · 1993 · 41 citations

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Causal isolation robustness analysis: the combinatorial strategy of circadian clock research

Tarja Knuuttila, Andrea Loettgers · Biology & Philosophy · 2011 · 16 citations

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Causal powers: what are they? why do we need them? what can be done with them and what cannot?

Nancy Cartwright · London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science) · 2007 · 11 citations

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How biological codes break causal chains to enable autonomy for organisms

Keith D. Farnsworth · Biosystems · 2023 · 11 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. TT
    T Toscani

    University of Teramo, Italy

    1 publications · 41 citations

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  2. VC
    V. Caporale

    Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale, Italy

    1 publications · 41 citations

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  3. IC
    Ilaria Capua

    Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Italy

    1 publications · 41 citations

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  4. TK
    Tarja Knuuttila

    University of Helsinki, Finland

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  5. MS
    Massimo Scacchia

    Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale, Italy

    1 publications · 41 citations

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Institutions

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  1. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  2. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  3. Helsinki Institute of Physics

    Helsinki, Finland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  4. Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale

    Teramo, Italy

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    123 citations

  5. Queen's University Belfast

    Belfast, United Kingdom

    1 publications

    11 citations

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  1. Biology & Philosophy

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  2. Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B

    1 publications · 41 citations

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  3. Biosystems

    1 publications · 11 citations

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