Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Hermarchus, Albert Einstein and Phil Dowe
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation
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Einstein took causation to be the bedrock of physics [Einstein, by Coveney/Highfield]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 4. Naturalised causation
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Causation interaction is an exchange of conserved quantities, such as mass, energy or charge [Dowe, by Psillos]
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Physical causation consists in transference of conserved quantities [Dowe, by Mumford/Anjum]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 1. Laws of Nature
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General relativity assumes laws of nature are the same in all frames of reference [Einstein, by Close]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 9. Counterfactual Claims
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Dowe commends the Conserved Quantity theory as it avoids mention of counterfactuals [Dowe, by Psillos]
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