5 ideas
15143 | Kind essences are the categorical bases of a thing's causal powers [Bhaskar, by Chakravartty] |
9141 | Abstraction theories build mathematics out of second-order equivalence principles [Cook/Ebert] |
14586 | Physical causation consists in transference of conserved quantities [Dowe, by Mumford/Anjum] |
4787 | Causation interaction is an exchange of conserved quantities, such as mass, energy or charge [Dowe, by Psillos] |
4788 | Dowe commends the Conserved Quantity theory as it avoids mention of counterfactuals [Dowe, by Psillos] |