Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Mary Wollstonecraft, Hartry Field and George Molnar
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation
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Explain single events by general rules, or vice versa, or probability explains both, or they are unconnected [Field,H]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 2. Types of cause
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Singular causation is prior to general causation; each aspirin produces the aspirin generalization [Molnar]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 4. Naturalised causation
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11937
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We should analyse causation in terms of powers, not vice versa [Molnar]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 5. Direction of causation
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Physical laws are largely time-symmetric, so they make a poor basis for directional causation [Field,H]
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Identifying cause and effect is not just conventional; we explain later events by earlier ones [Field,H]
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The only reason for adding the notion of 'cause' to fundamental physics is directionality [Field,H]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 7. Eliminating causation
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We should analyse causation in terms of powers [Molnar]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / c. Counterfactual causation
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Causal dependence explains counterfactual dependence, not vice versa [Molnar]
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