Ideas from 'On the Notion of Cause' by Bertrand Russell [1912], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Mysticism and Logic' by Russell,Bertrand [Unwin 1989,0-04-824021-4]].

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1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 3. Scientism

8378	Philosophers usually learn science from each other, not from science

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 2. Nature of Necessity

8375	'Necessary' is a predicate of a propositional function, saying it is true for all values of its argument

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 7. Eliminating causation

4396	The law of causality is a source of confusion, and should be dropped from philosophy

8376	If causes are contiguous with events, only the last bit is relevant, or the event's timing is baffling

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / a. Constant conjunction

8380	Striking a match causes its igniting, even if it sometimes doesn't work

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 5. Laws from Universals

8379	In causal laws, 'events' must recur, so they have to be universals, not particulars

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 6. Laws as Numerical

8381	The constancy of scientific laws rests on differential equations, not on cause and effect