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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 4. Naturalised causation

12497	Causes are the substances which have the powers to produce action [Locke]
	Full Idea: Power being the source from whence all action proceeds, the substances wherein these powers are, when they exert this power into act, are called 'causes'.
	From: John Locke (Essay Conc Human Understanding (2nd Ed) [1694], 2.22.11)
	A reaction: This is causes as actual entities, rather than as conjunctions of events. Personally I find this view of Locke's very congenial, no matter how unfashionable it may be.