Combining Philosophers
Ideas for B Hale / C Wright, Baron,S/Miller,K and John Stuart Mill
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation
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Modern accounts of causation involve either processes or counterfactuals [Baron/Miller]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 4. Naturalised causation
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The main process theory of causation says it is transference of mass, energy, momentum or charge [Baron/Miller]
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If causes are processes, what is causation by omission? (Distinguish legal from scientific causes?) [Baron/Miller]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / c. Conditions of causation
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A cause is the total of all the conditions which inevitably produce the result [Mill]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / d. Selecting the cause
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Causes and conditions are not distinct, because we select capriciously from among them [Mill]
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The strict cause is the total positive and negative conditions which ensure the consequent [Mill]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / a. Constant conjunction
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Causation is just invariability of succession between every natural fact and a preceding fact [Mill]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / c. Counterfactual causation
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The counterfactual theory of causation handles the problem no matter what causes actually are [Baron/Miller]
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Counterfactual theories struggle with pre-emption by a causal back-up system [Baron/Miller]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / d. Causal necessity
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A cause is an antecedent which invariably and unconditionally leads to a phenomenon [Mill]
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