Causation

Depths of understanding

1. 1

   Foundation

   You can say what a cause and an effect are, use the "would it have happened without it?" test, and show where it fails.

   • Watch · 34 sThe broken glass

   • Read itWhat Is a Cause?Metaphysics Level 1: What Is Real?

   Opens after

   Cause or coincidenceTelling a cause from coincidence comes before asking what a cause is.
2. 2

   Deeper

   You can explain Hume's point that we see one event following another but never the causing, and the two answers about what causes are.

   • Watch · 34 sTwo pool balls

   • Read itCan You See a Cause?Metaphysics Level 1: What Is Real?

   Master depth 1 first

Your path here

What's still between you and Causation, depth 1, in the order you can learn it.

1. 1ClaimDepth 1 · Foundation · Logic
2. 2ArgumentDepth 1 · Foundation · Logic
3. 3ValidityDepth 1 · Foundation · Logic
4. 4Deduction and inductionDepth 1 · Foundation · Logic
5. 5Cause or coincidenceDepth 1 · Foundation · Logic
6. 6CausationDepth 1 · Foundation · Metaphysics