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Single Idea 2542

[filed under theme 26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 4. Naturalised causation ]

Full Idea

Causation in the material world works by energy transfer of some sort: transfer of motion, of electrical energy, of gravitational force.

Gist of Idea

Causation in the material world is energy-transfer, of motion, electricity or gravity

Source

Colin McGinn (The Mysterious Flame [1999], p.92)

Book Ref

McGinn,Colin: 'The Mysterious Flame' [Basic Books 1999], p.92