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Ideas for 'Logic (Encyclopedia I)', 'The Metaphysics within Physics' and 'Conditional Assertion and Restricted Quantification'

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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation

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Old metaphysics tried to grasp eternal truths through causal events, which is impossible [Hegel]

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

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Evaluating counterfactuals involves context and interests [Maudlin]

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We don't pick a similar world from many - we construct one possibility from the description [Maudlin]

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If we know the cause of an event, we seem to assent to the counterfactual [Maudlin]

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The counterfactual is ruined if some other cause steps in when the antecedent fails [Maudlin]

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If the effect hadn't occurred the cause wouldn't have happened, so counterfactuals are two-way [Maudlin]