What things exist? 2: Does the relation of causation exist?

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1. The traditional theory of token causation states:

  • Event c is a cause of event e iff: if c had not occurred, e would not have occurred
  • Causes necessitate their effects
  • If events of type E follow events of type C with sufficient regularity, c is a cause of e
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2. Find the token causation.

  • If Mary drinks, it will cause her to get drunk.
  • When Mary drank, it caused her to get drunk.
  • When people drink, it causes them to get drunk.
  • When Mary drinks, it causes her to get drunk.

3. The counterfactual theory of causation states:

  • Event c is a cause of event e iff: if c had not occurred, e would not have occurred
  • Causes necessitate their effects
  • If events of type E follow events of type C with sufficient regularity, c is a cause of e

4. Which of the following is not a problem for Hume's theory?

  • Correlation
  • Other possible worlds
  • Common cause

5. Lewis developed which theory?

  • The regularity theory of causation
  • The counterfactual theory of causation
  • The traditional theory of token causation
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