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'Events and Their Names', 'Powers' and 'Causality: Reductionism versus Realism'
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 2. Types of cause
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Singular causation is prior to general causation; each aspirin produces the aspirin generalization [Molnar]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 4. Naturalised causation
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Reductionists can't explain accidents, uninstantiated laws, probabilities, or the existence of any laws [Tooley]
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We should analyse causation in terms of powers, not vice versa [Molnar]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 7. Eliminating causation
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We should analyse causation in terms of powers [Molnar]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / b. Causal relata
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Facts are about the world, not in it, so they can't cause anything [Bennett]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / e. Probabilistic causation
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Quantum physics suggests that the basic laws of nature are probabilistic [Tooley]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / c. Counterfactual causation
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Causal dependence explains counterfactual dependence, not vice versa [Molnar]
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