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Earlier versions of this paper were presented at the University of Georgia, Massachussetts Institute of Technology, University of Michigan, University of Pittsburgh, and Rice University. I am grateful to audience members at all of these institutions for many helpful comments.
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Hitchcock, C.R. The Mishap at Reichenbach Fall: Singular vs. General Causation. Philos Stud 78, 257–291 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00990114
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