Ideas from 'Causal Connections' by Wesley Salmon [1984], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Metaphysics - An Anthology' (ed/tr Sosa,E. /Kim,J.) [Blackwell 1999,0-631-20279-x]].

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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / b. Causal relata
Salmon says processes rather than events should be basic in a theory of physical causation
                        Full Idea: Salmon argues that processes rather than events should be the basic entities in a theory of physical causation.
                        From: report of Wesley Salmon (Causal Connections [1984]) by Stathis Psillos - Causation and Explanation §4.2
                        A reaction: It increasingly strikes me that the concept of a 'process' ought to be ontologically basic. Edelman says the mind is a process. An 'event' is too loose, and a 'fact' too vague, and heaven knows what Hume meant by an 'object'.