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Single Idea 3401

[filed under theme 26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / b. Nomological causation ]

Full Idea

A widely but not universally accepted principle is that causally connected events must instantiate a law.

Gist of Idea

A common view is that causal connections must be instances of a law

Source

Jaegwon Kim (Philosophy of Mind [1996], p.133)

Book Ref

Kim,Jaegwon: 'Philosophy of Mind' [Westview 1998], p.133