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All the ideas for 'Causes and Counterfactuals', 'Philosophy of Nature (Encylopedia II)' and 'Paradox without Self-Reference'

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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 6. Metaphysics as Conceptual
22077 Metaphysics is the lattice which makes incoming material intelligible [Hegel]
5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 6. Paradoxes in Language / a. The Liar paradox
9138 An infinite series of sentences asserting falsehood produces the paradox without self-reference [Yablo, by Sorensen]
24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 4. Changing the State / c. Revolution
21756 All revolutions result from spirit changing its categories, to achieve a deeper understanding [Hegel]
26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation
8430 Causal statements are used to explain, to predict, to control, to attribute responsibility, and in theories [Kim]
26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / c. Counterfactual causation
8396 Many counterfactuals have nothing to do with causation [Kim, by Tooley]
8429 Counterfactuals can express four other relations between events, apart from causation [Kim]
8428 Causation is not the only dependency relation expressed by counterfactuals [Kim]
26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 9. Counterfactual Claims
4781 Many counterfactual truths do not imply causation ('if yesterday wasn't Monday, it isn't Tuesday') [Kim, by Psillos]