@misc{Lexicon of Arguments,
title = {Quotation from: Lexicon of Arguments – Concepts - Ed. Martin Schulz, 28 Mar 2024},
author = {Deutsch,David},
subject = {Causes},
note = {I 260
Cause: two conditions if a variable is to be the cause of its own replication:
1) the size really has to be reproduced,
2) most of its variants may not be reproduced in the same situation.
>Quantum theory.
For x to be a cause of y, two conditions must apply:
1) both must occur,
2) y would not have to be allowed to occur if x had have been different.
>Necessity, >Sufficiency, >Contrafactual conditional.
I 261
Cause: thinking about causes and effects thus inevitably relates to variants of causes and effects.
>Effect.},
note = { Deutsch I D. Deutsch Fabric of Reality, Harmondsworth 1997 German Edition: Die Physik der Welterkenntnis München 2000
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