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'Causes and Counterfactuals', 'On Metaphysics (frags)' and 'Prerequisite to Dignity of Labour'
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 2. Natural Purpose / c. Purpose denied
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Theophrastus doubted whether nature could be explained teleologically [Theophrastus, by Gottschalk]
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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 / 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 / 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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