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Full Idea
Time and space are significant determinants of natural phenomena, and yet are not (typically) regarded as causal determinants
Gist of Idea
Time and space are not causal, but they determine natural phenomena
Source
R.D. Ingthorsson (A Powerful Particulars View of Causation [2021], 1.4)
Book Ref
'Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Time', ed/tr. Callender,Craig [OUP 2013], p.9
A Reaction
I like the word 'determinants'. Metaphysics largely concerns what determines what. I'm struggling to think of examples of this (which he does not give). Decay takes time, but isn't determined by time. Is a light cone a determinant?