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Ideas for 'Concerning the Author', 'The Varieties of Necessity' and 'On the Notion of Cause'

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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 5. Laws from Universals

8379	In causal laws, 'events' must recur, so they have to be universals, not particulars [Russell]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 6. Laws as Numerical

8381	The constancy of scientific laws rests on differential equations, not on cause and effect [Russell]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / a. Scientific essentialism

9215	Causation is easier to disrupt than logic, so metaphysics is part of nature, not vice versa [Fine,K]