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Ideas for Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P, Bertrand Russell and Jaegwon Kim
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation
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Causal statements are used to explain, to predict, to control, to attribute responsibility, and in theories [Kim]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 7. Eliminating causation
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We can drop 'cause', and just make inferences between facts [Russell]
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Moments and points seem to imply other moments and points, but don't cause them [Russell]
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The law of causality is a source of confusion, and should be dropped from philosophy [Russell]
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If causes are contiguous with events, only the last bit is relevant, or the event's timing is baffling [Russell]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / a. Observation of causation
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All observable causes are merely epiphenomena [Kim]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / a. Constant conjunction
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Striking a match causes its igniting, even if it sometimes doesn't work [Russell]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / b. Nomological causation
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A common view is that causal connections must be instances of a law [Kim]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / c. Counterfactual causation
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Many counterfactuals have nothing to do with causation [Kim, by Tooley]
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Counterfactuals can express four other relations between events, apart from causation [Kim]
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Causation is not the only dependency relation expressed by counterfactuals [Kim]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 1. Laws of Nature
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The law of gravity has many consequences beyond its grounding observations [Russell]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 2. Types of Laws
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Laws are either 'strict', or they involve a 'ceteris paribus' clause [Kim]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 5. Laws from Universals
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In causal laws, 'events' must recur, so they have to be universals, not particulars [Russell]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 6. Laws as Numerical
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The constancy of scientific laws rests on differential equations, not on cause and effect [Russell]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 9. Counterfactual Claims
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Many counterfactual truths do not imply causation ('if yesterday wasn't Monday, it isn't Tuesday') [Kim, by Psillos]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 11. Against Laws of Nature
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The laws of motion and gravitation are just parts of the definition of a kind of matter [Russell]
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We can't know that our laws are exceptionless, or even that there are any laws [Russell]
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