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→Necessary v. sufficient causes example
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|'''EVENT'''|| '''NECESSARY CAUSE''' ||'''SUFFICIENT CAUSE''' | |'''EVENT'''|| '''NECESSARY CAUSE''' ||'''SUFFICIENT CAUSE''' | ||
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| I mowed the lawn on Tuesday | | '''I mowed the lawn on Tuesday''' | ||
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* I have a lawn w/ grass | * I have a lawn w/ grass | ||
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* my lawn mower works & has gas | * my lawn mower works & has gas | ||
* my wife complained about the grass getting too high | * my wife complained about the grass getting too high | ||
* ''all these causes are "necessary" but not "sufficient" for the outcome to happen that I mowed the lawn yesterday'' | * '''all these causes are "necessary" but not "sufficient" for the outcome to happen that I mowed the lawn yesterday''' | ||
* ''all of these causes could still be present (especially the wife complaining about the grass) but didn't unto themselves cause the lawn to be mowed last Tuesday'' | * '''all of these causes could still be present (especially the wife complaining about the grass) but didn't unto themselves cause the lawn to be mowed last Tuesday''' | ||
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* it was Tuesday | * it was Tuesday | ||
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* It started it and it worked properly | * It started it and it worked properly | ||
* I completed mowing the lawn | * I completed mowing the lawn | ||
* ''without these events the lawn would not have been cut last Tuesday'' | * '''without these events the lawn would not have been cut last Tuesday''' | ||
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