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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 2. Natural Purpose / a. Final purpose
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Covers are for shields, and sheaths for swords; likewise, all in the cosmos is for some other thing [Chrysippus]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / f. Ancient elements
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The later Stoics identified the logos with an air-fire compound, called 'pneuma' [Chrysippus, by Long]
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Fire is a separate element, not formed with others (as was previously believed) [Chrysippus, by Stobaeus]
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Stoics say earth, air, fire and water are the primary elements [Chrysippus, by Plutarch]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 5. Direction of causation
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A theory of causation should explain why cause precedes effect, not take it for granted [Lewis, by Field,H]
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I reject making the direction of causation axiomatic, since that takes too much for granted [Lewis]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / d. Selecting the cause
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It is just individious discrimination to pick out one cause and label it as 'the' cause [Lewis]
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The modern regularity view says a cause is a member of a minimal set of sufficient conditions [Lewis]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / a. Constant conjunction
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Regularity analyses could make c an effect of e, or an epiphenomenon, or inefficacious, or pre-empted [Lewis]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / c. Counterfactual causation
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The counterfactual view says causes are necessary (rather than sufficient) for their effects [Lewis, by Bird]
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Lewis has basic causation, counterfactuals, and a general ancestral (thus handling pre-emption) [Lewis, by Bird]
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Counterfactual causation implies all laws are causal, which they aren't [Tooley on Lewis]
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My counterfactual analysis applies to particular cases, not generalisations [Lewis]
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One event causes another iff there is a causal chain from first to second [Lewis]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 9. Counterfactual Claims
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Lewis's account of counterfactuals is fine if we know what a law of nature is, but it won't explain the latter [Cohen,LJ on Lewis]
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