Statistical and structural causal models (Pearl, Woodward) identify causes at whatever level of aggregation yields stable interventionist relationships, which may be supra-individual.
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Statistical and structural causal models(the main subject of the statement)
Mathematical frameworks that use data and logical relationships to figure out what causes what, rather than just observing that two things happen together.
Supra-individual(as used in social philosophy)
Something that exists beyond or above the level of single individuals—like a group, society, or collective entity that can't be reduced to just its members.
Woodward, James(His interventionist framework is another theory about what makes explanations good)
A contemporary philosopher who developed a theory saying that good explanations show what would change if you intervened or manipulated the world in specific ways.