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20. Action / A. Definition of Action / 2. Duration of an Action

20030	If one event causes another, the two events must be wholly distinct [Hume, by Wilson/Schpall]
	Full Idea: Hume's maxim is that if one event cause another, then the two events must be wholly distinct.
	From: report of David Hume (Treatise of Human Nature [1739]) by Wilson,G/Schpall,S - Action 3
	A reaction: [Anyone know the original reference?] So we are not allowed to say that one part of an event caused another. The charged caused the victory, so they are two events, but in another context the whole battle is one event.