Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Hermarchus, Phil Dowe and Keith Campbell

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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 4. Naturalised causation

4787	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]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / b. Causal relata

8516	Davidson can't explain causation entirely by events, because conditions are also involved [Campbell,K]

8517	Causal conditions are particular abstract instances of properties, which makes them tropes [Campbell,K]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 9. Counterfactual Claims

4788	Dowe commends the Conserved Quantity theory as it avoids mention of counterfactuals [Dowe, by Psillos]