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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation
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Explain single events by general rules, or vice versa, or probability explains both, or they are unconnected [Field,H]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 5. Direction of causation
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Physical laws are largely time-symmetric, so they make a poor basis for directional causation [Field,H]
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Identifying cause and effect is not just conventional; we explain later events by earlier ones [Field,H]
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The only reason for adding the notion of 'cause' to fundamental physics is directionality [Field,H]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / b. Nomological causation
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What law would explain causation in the case of causing a table to come into existence? [Sosa]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / d. Causal necessity
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The necessitated is not always a result or consequence of the necessitator [Sosa]
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Where is the necessary causation in the three people being tall making everybody tall? [Sosa]
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