Full Idea
By a shift from events to things we claim to make the big problem of induction tractable.
Gist of Idea
The induction problem fades if you work with things, rather than with events
Source
Harré,R./Madden,E.H. (Causal Powers [1975], 4.II)
Book Reference
Harré,R/Madden,E.H.: 'Causal Powers: A Theory of Natural Necessity' [Blackwell 1975], p.76
A Reaction
[You'll have to read their chapter to get the whole picture] The idea of basing a metaphysics on 'events' gives me the creeps, given the difficulty of individuating an event. Events are not primitive; even animals can analyse their components.