Ideas from 'Causes and Conditions' by J.L. Mackie [1965], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Causation' (ed/tr Sosa,E. /Tooley,M.) [OUP 1993,0-19-875094-3]].
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / a. Observation of causation
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Some says mental causation is distinct because we can recognise single occurrences
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / b. Causal relata
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Mackie tries to analyse singular causal statements, but his entities are too vague for events [Kim]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / c. Conditions of causation
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Necessity and sufficiency are best suited to properties and generic events, not individual events [Kim]
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A cause is part of a wider set of conditions which suffices for its effect [Crane]
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Necessary conditions are like counterfactuals, and sufficient conditions are like factual conditionals
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The INUS account interprets single events, and sequences, causally, without laws being known
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / d. Selecting the cause
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A cause is an Insufficient but Necessary part of an Unnecessary but Sufficient condition
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / b. Nomological causation
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Mackie has a nomological account of general causes, and a subjunctive conditional account of single ones [Tooley]
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The virus causes yellow fever, and is 'the' cause; sweets cause tooth decay, but they are not 'the' cause
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