Hume's regularity theory, which Davidson implicitly relies on, entails that causation requires exceptionless regularities, but this is contested by singularist accounts (Ducasse, Anscombe).
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Hume's regularity theory(as a theory of causation)
David Hume's idea that causation (one thing causing another) is just about patterns we observe repeating consistently, not about some hidden 'power' that makes things happen.
exceptionless regularities(in describing what causation requires)
Rules or patterns that have absolutely no exceptions—they always hold true in every single case.
implicitly relies on(as describing an unstated assumption)
Assumes or depends on something without directly saying it or admitting it.
singularist accounts(as an alternative view to regularity theory)
Philosophical theories that say causation happens in individual, specific events and doesn't require general rules or patterns to apply.