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    Supports→Davidson's anomalous monism cannot move from 'mental events must instantiate non-mental strict law properties' to 'those properties must be physical' without assuming causal closure of the physical

    Davidson's explicit argumentative resources consist only of the Principle of Causal Interaction, Nomological Character of Causality, and Anomalism of the Mental—none of which entail causal closure.

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    Anomalism of the Mental(Davidson, 'Mental Events' (1970b))
    The principle that there are no strict laws (as opposed to mere generalisations) relating mental and physical events.
    Davidson
    # Davidson Davidson most commonly refers to **Donald Davidson** (1917-2003), an influential American philosopher known for his work on the philosophy of mind and language. He developed important theories about how our thoughts connect to the physical world and how we understand meaning in language and communication. His ideas have shaped modern philosophy by challenging the view that the mind is completely separate from physical reality.
    Entail(In logical reasoning and argumentation)
    To logically follow or guarantee as a necessary consequence; if something is true, what does it force to also be true?
    Nomological(The 'nomological' component of the DN model refers to the requirement that the explanans contain at least one essential law of nature)
    A philosophical term of art meaning roughly 'lawful', pertaining to laws of nature

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    Nomological Character of Causality(as used in philosophy of mind)
    The principle that causes and effects follow consistent, rule-like patterns (called 'laws') rather than happening randomly or unpredictably.
    Principle of Causal Interaction(Davidson, 'Mental Events' (1970b))
    The principle that at least some mental events interact causally with physical events.
    causal closure(A constraint on what can causally influence the physical world)
    The thesis that all physical effects are due to a limited range of physically-grounded natural causes

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