Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Tom Clark, Bertrand Russell and T.H. Huxley
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 7. Eliminating causation
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We can drop 'cause', and just make inferences between facts [Russell]
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Moments and points seem to imply other moments and points, but don't cause them [Russell]
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The law of causality is a source of confusion, and should be dropped from philosophy [Russell]
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If causes are contiguous with events, only the last bit is relevant, or the event's timing is baffling [Russell]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / a. Constant conjunction
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Striking a match causes its igniting, even if it sometimes doesn't work [Russell]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 1. Laws of Nature
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The law of gravity has many consequences beyond its grounding observations [Russell]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 5. Laws from Universals
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In causal laws, 'events' must recur, so they have to be universals, not particulars [Russell]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 6. Laws as Numerical
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The constancy of scientific laws rests on differential equations, not on cause and effect [Russell]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 11. Against Laws of Nature
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The laws of motion and gravitation are just parts of the definition of a kind of matter [Russell]
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We can't know that our laws are exceptionless, or even that there are any laws [Russell]
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