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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 1. Nature

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.