Non-local common cause explanations for EPR

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European Journal for Philosophy of Science 4 (2):181-196 (2014)
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The paper argues that a causal explanation of the correlated outcomes of EPR-type experiments is desirable and possible. It shows how Bohmian mechanics and the GRW mass density theory offer such an explanation in terms of a non-local common cause

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