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Interested in thinking more deeply about what a “cause” is? Causation: A Very Short Introduction from @ranilillanjum and @SDMumford is a great starting point.
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Chapter 1 sets up the problem: causation is hard to define, both in general & for specific events. It’s more than just temporal ordering, but is it a separate thing?
An ex., a town gets sick after flood of rats. Did the rats cause sickness? Maybe it was actually a sick visitor.
An ex., a town gets sick after flood of rats. Did the rats cause sickness? Maybe it was actually a sick visitor.
Chapter 2 introduces us to Hume’s theories of causation.
1st, regularity: sometimes things are *regularly* followed by other things.
Is this causation? If so, how regular is regular enough? How many times do we have to observe steam after heating water to say it’s causal?
1st, regularity: sometimes things are *regularly* followed by other things.
Is this causation? If so, how regular is regular enough? How many times do we have to observe steam after heating water to say it’s causal?
