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Ideas for 'Mereology', 'Varieties of Ontological Dependence' and 'New work for a theory of universals'

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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / c. Counterfactual causation

8608	Counterfactuals 'backtrack' if a different present implies a different past [Lewis]

8584	Causal counterfactuals must avoid backtracking, to avoid epiphenomena and preemption [Lewis]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 1. Laws of Nature

8581	Physics discovers laws and causal explanations, and also the natural properties required [Lewis]

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Physics aims for a list of natural properties [Lewis]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 4. Regularities / b. Best system theory

8611	A law of nature is any regularity that earns inclusion in the ideal system [Lewis]