To reductively explain causality, it has to be explained in non-causal terms, most likely in terms of total propability distributions. Pearl explains causality in terms of causal graphs which are created by conditionalizing the propability distribution on not event, but do(event). What does this mean? It’s easy enough to explain in causal terms: You make it so event occurs without changing any of its causal antecedents. But of course that fails to explain causality. How could it be explained without that?
[Question] What is the interpretation of the do() operator?
To reductively explain causality, it has to be explained in non-causal terms, most likely in terms of total propability distributions. Pearl explains causality in terms of causal graphs which are created by conditionalizing the propability distribution on not event, but do(event). What does this mean? It’s easy enough to explain in causal terms: You make it so event occurs without changing any of its causal antecedents. But of course that fails to explain causality. How could it be explained without that?