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'Causes and Counterfactuals', 'Introspection' and 'The Principles of Human Knowledge'
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 7. Later Matter Theories / a. Early Modern matter
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No one can explain how matter affects mind, so matter is redundant in philosophy [Berkeley]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation
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Causal statements are used to explain, to predict, to control, to attribute responsibility, and in theories [Kim]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / a. Constant conjunction
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We discover natural behaviour by observing settled laws of nature, not necessary connections [Berkeley]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / c. Counterfactual causation
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Many counterfactuals have nothing to do with causation [Kim, by Tooley]
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Counterfactuals can express four other relations between events, apart from causation [Kim]
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Causation is not the only dependency relation expressed by counterfactuals [Kim]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 4. Regularities / a. Regularity theory
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The laws of nature are mental regularities which we learn by experience [Berkeley]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / e. Anti scientific essentialism
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If properties and qualities arise from an inward essence, we will remain ignorant of nature [Berkeley]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 9. Counterfactual Claims
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Many counterfactual truths do not imply causation ('if yesterday wasn't Monday, it isn't Tuesday') [Kim, by Psillos]
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