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All the ideas for 'Resemblance Nominalism: a solution to universals', 'Making Things Happen' and 'Contemporary Efficient Causation: Aristotelian themes'

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8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 2. Resemblance Nominalism

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Entities are truthmakers for their resemblances, so no extra entities or 'resemblances' are needed [Rodriquez-Pereyra]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations

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An explanation is a causal graph [Woodward,J, by Strevens]

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

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Causation interests us because we want to explain change [Mumford]