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Full Idea
Causation is the passing around of powers.
Gist of Idea
Causation is the passing around of powers
Source
S.Mumford/R.Lill Anjum (Getting Causes from Powers [2011], 5.5 3)
Book Ref
Anjum,R.J./Mumford,S.: 'Getting Causes from Powers' [OUP 2011], p.119
A Reaction
Hm. This doesn't feel right. Compare 'causation is the passing around of tennis balls'. Can you explain what a power is without mentioning causation?
Related Idea
Idea 8326 Science has shown that causal relations are just transfers of energy or momentum [Fair, by Sosa/Tooley]
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