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Bertrand Russell wanted to kill off causation. Can contemporary philosophy rescue it?

Cause and effect may seem omnipresent in our everyday lives, but in quantum mechanics – and by extension, contemporary philosophy – it’s a notion that’s riddled with controversy.

aeon.co/videos/bertrand-russel

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#philosophy #causality #causation #bertrandrussell #barryloewer

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Frank Wappler · @MisterRelativity
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Jim Donegan wrote:
> <em> - in and </em>
> <em> youtube.com/watch?v=gxefi2CgXo </em>

According to the transcript of this video (thanks to those who provided that, bzw.) there is ...

not even a single instance of

... the words "events" or "event" in this linked video with Barry Loewer.

What a shame!,
considering the importance of the notion "event" (cmp. plato.stanford.edu/entries/tem ...)

#relativity #quantummechanics #events #barryloewer

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