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Full Idea
The three ways to divide theories on causation are: between generalist and singularist, between intrinsic and extrinsic characterisations of the causal relationship, and between reductive and non-reductive approaches.
Gist of Idea
Three divisions of causal theories: generalist/singularist, intrinsic/extrinsic, reductive/non-reductive
Source
Stathis Psillos (Causation and Explanation [2002], §4.5)
Book Ref
Psillos,Stathis: 'Causation and Explanation' [Acumen 2002], p.127
A Reaction
Okay. I vote for singularist, intrinsic and reductive. I'm guessing that that pushes me towards Salmon and Dowe's theory of the 'transfer of conserved quantities', which is certainly reductive, doesn't need regularities in the events, and seems intrinsic.