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'Intro to the Philosophy of Time', 'Works of Love' and 'The Will to Power (notebooks)'
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation
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Modern accounts of causation involve either processes or counterfactuals [Baron/Miller]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 4. Naturalised causation
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The main process theory of causation says it is transference of mass, energy, momentum or charge [Baron/Miller]
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If causes are processes, what is causation by omission? (Distinguish legal from scientific causes?) [Baron/Miller]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 7. Eliminating causation
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Science has taken the meaning out of causation; cause and effect are two equal sides of an equation [Nietzsche]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / a. Observation of causation
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We derive the popular belief in cause and effect from our belief that our free will causes things [Nietzsche]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / c. Counterfactual causation
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The counterfactual theory of causation handles the problem no matter what causes actually are [Baron/Miller]
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Counterfactual theories struggle with pre-emption by a causal back-up system [Baron/Miller]
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