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Ideas for 'Causation', 'On Nature Itself (De Ipsa Natura)' and 'The Ways of Paradox'

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

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If there is some trace of God in things, that would explain their natural force [Leibniz]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 9. Counterfactual Claims

4795	Lewis's account of counterfactuals is fine if we know what a law of nature is, but it won't explain the latter [Cohen,LJ on Lewis]