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    It is not the case that If causation is constituted by cognitive structure rather than discovered through repeated impressions, it cannot be reduced to a natural relation among perceptions.

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    • 1.Cognitive structures themselves evolved through causal interaction with environment; they reflect discovered relations rather than pure constructions.
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    • 2.If causation were merely cognitive structure, different cognitive systems would perceive causation radically differently; empirical convergence suggests discovery.
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    • 3.The claim conflates the epistemology of causation (how we know it) with its ontology (what it is); constitution by cognition doesn't negate natural relations.
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    • 1.Cognitive structures (categories, schemas) organize experience prior to sensation, making causation a mental framework, not empirical discovery.
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    • 2.Hume's problem of induction shows repeated impressions cannot logically establish necessary connection; causation must come from the mind itself.
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    • 3.Natural relations among perceptions are contingent and variable; causation's necessity suggests a non-empirical, structural origin in cognition.
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