Combining Philosophers
Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Thomas Hobbes and Isaac Newton
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation
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Acting on a body is either creating or destroying a property in it [Hobbes]
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Newtonian causation is changes of motion resulting from collisions [Newton, by Baron/Miller]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / c. Conditions of causation
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An effect needs a sufficient and necessary cause [Hobbes]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / a. Constant conjunction
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Causation is only observation of similar events following each other, with nothing visible in between [Hobbes]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / d. Causal necessity
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A cause is the complete sum of the features which necessitate the effect [Hobbes]
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