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15822 | The concept of physical necessity is basic to both causation, and to the concept of nature [Chisholm] |
Full Idea: It is generally agreed, I think, that the concept of physical necessity, or a law of nature, is fundamental to the theory of causation and, more generally, to the concept of nature. | |
From: Roderick Chisholm (Person and Object [1976], 2.3) | |
A reaction: This seems intuitively right, but we might be able to formulate a concept of nature that had a bit less necessity in it, especially if we read a few books on quantum theory first. |