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In the light of recent discussions we present the main results of our project, the aim of which was to derive a Bell-type inequality from the weakest possible assumptions. A principal outcome of the project is that a Bell-type inequality can be derived from the assumption of separate common causes, even without the assumption of perfectly anticorrelating event types. We also address the critique that in Graßhoff, Portmann and Wüthrich we implicitly assume a common common cause.
Speaker at the conference (EPSA, Madrid 2007). Title of the talk: Minimal Assumption Derivation of a Bell-Type Inequality.
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Graßhoff, G., Wüthrich, A. (2010). Bell-Type Inequalities from Separate Common Causes. In: Suárez, M., Dorato, M., Rédei, M. (eds) EPSA Philosophical Issues in the Sciences. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3252-2_9
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