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All the ideas for 'Scientific Explanation and the Causal Structure of the World', 'The Logic of Decision' and 'Meditatio de principio individui'

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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / b. Worlds as fictions

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A possible world can be seen as a complete and consistent novel [Jeffrey]

14. Science / C. Induction / 6. Bayes's Theorem

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Instead of gambling, Jeffrey made the objects of Bayesian preference to be propositions [Jeffrey, by Davidson]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / i. Explanations by mechanism

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Causation produces productive mechanisms; to understand the world, understand these mechanisms [Salmon]

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Salmon's interaction mechanisms needn't be regular, or involving any systems [Glennan on Salmon]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / d. Causal necessity

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Causes can be inferred from perfect knowledge of their effects [Leibniz]