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All the ideas for 'Causality: Production and Propagation', 'Humean metaphysics vs metaphysics of Powers' and 'Specimen inventorum'

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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence
The cause of a change is not the real influence, but whatever gives a reason for the change [Leibniz]
26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 4. Naturalised causation
A causal interaction is when two processes intersect, and correlated modifications persist afterwards [Salmon]
26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 5. Direction of causation
Cause must come first in propagations of causal interactions, but interactions are simultaneous [Salmon]
26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / b. Causal relata
Instead of localised events, I take enduring and extended processes as basic to causation [Salmon]
27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 2. Passage of Time / g. Time's arrow
Causation is the power of one property to produce another, and this gives time its direction [Esfeld]