Combining Philosophers
Ideas for David Fair, Ernst Mach and D.H. Mellor
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 4. Naturalised causation
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Science has shown that causal relations are just transfers of energy or momentum [Fair, by Sosa/Tooley]
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Fair shifted his view to talk of counterfactuals about energy flow [Fair, by Schaffer,J]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / b. Causal relata
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Causal statements relate facts (which are whatever true propositions express) [Mellor, by Psillos]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / e. Probabilistic causation
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Singular causation requires causes to raise the physical probability of their effects [Mellor]
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Probabilistic causation says C is a cause of E if it increases the chances of E occurring [Mellor, by Tooley]
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