Ideas from 'Varieties of Causation' by Ernest Sosa [1980], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Causation' (ed/tr Sosa,E. /Tooley,M.) [OUP 1993,0-19-875094-3]].
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 12. Essential Parts
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Mereological essentialism says an entity must have exactly those parts
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / b. Nomological causation
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What law would explain causation in the case of causing a table to come into existence?
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / d. Causal necessity
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The necessitated is not always a result or consequence of the necessitator
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Where is the necessary causation in the three people being tall making everybody tall?
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