Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Stephen Mumford, Pierre Simon de Laplace and Hippocrates
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation
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Causation interests us because we want to explain change [Mumford]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / b. Nomological causation
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Singular causes, and identities, might be necessary without falling under a law [Mumford]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / c. Counterfactual causation
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We can give up the counterfactual account if we take causal language at face value [Mumford]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / d. Causal necessity
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It is only properties which are the source of necessity in the world [Mumford]
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