Supplement to The Metaphysics of Causation

Long descriptions for some figures in The Metaphysics of Causation

Figure 1 description

Early preemption neuron diagram; Five labeled circles representing neurons in three columns with the first column having time t1 below it, the second has t2 below it, and the third has t3 below it. The five neurons are arranged in the columns:

  • t1 column
    • grey neuron b
    • grey neuron c
  • t2 column
    • white neuron a
    • grey neuron d
  • t3 column
    • grey neuron e

Connections are either arrows or circle-headed lines.

  • Arrow from b to a
  • Circle-headed line from c to a
  • Arrow from c to d
  • Arrow from a to e
  • Arrow from d to e

Figure 2 description

Early preemption neuron diagram: Similar to Figure 1

  • t1 column
    • grey neuron b
    • white neuron c (different from figure 1)
  • t2 column
    • grey neuron a (different from figure 1)
    • white neuron d (different from figure 1)
  • t3 column
    • grey neuron e

Connections are either arrows or circle-headed lines.

  • Arrow from b to a
  • Circle-headed line from c to a
  • Arrow from c to d
  • Arrow from a to e
  • Arrow from d to e

Figure 3 description

Double prevention neuron diagram: have five neurons like figure 1 but otherwise fairly different.

  • t1 column
    • grey neuron a
    • grey neuron c
  • t2 column
    • white neuron d
    • grey neuron b
  • t3 column
    • grey neuron e

Connections are either arrows or circle-headed lines.

  • Arrow from a to d
  • Circle-headed line from c to d
  • Circle-headed line from d to e
  • Arrow from b to e

Figure 4 description

Early preemptive prevention neuron diagram: different from the previous neuron diagrams in that there are seven neurons.

  • t1 column
    • grey neuron b
    • grey neuron c
    • grey neuron f
  • t2 column
    • white neuron a
    • grey neuron d
    • grey neuron g
  • t3 column
    • grey neuron e

Connections are either arrows or circle-headed lines.

  • Arrow from b to a,
  • Circle-headed line from c to a
  • Arrow from c to d,
  • Arrow from f to g,
  • Circle-headed line from a to e
  • Circle-headed line from d to e
  • Arrow from g to e.

Figure 5 description

Late preemptive prevention neuron diagram: Five neurons.

  • t1 column
    • grey neuron a
    • grey neuron c
  • t2 column
    • white neuron d
    • grey neuron b
  • t3 column
    • white neuron e

Connections are either arrows or circle-headed lines.

  • Arrow from a to d
  • Circle-headed line from c to d
  • Arrow from d to e
  • Circle-headed line from b to e

Figure 6 description

Switch neuron diagram 1: See paragraphs before and after for context. Six neurons in four columns

  • t1 column
    • grey f neuron for Filipa
    • grey p neuron for Phoebe
  • t2 column
    • grey s neuron for switch. This also has an arrow on the neuron which points from the f neuron toward the r neuron.
  • t3 column
    • white l neuron for left bulb
    • grey r neuron for right bulb
  • t4 column
    • grey e

Connections are either arrows or circle-headed lines

  • Circle headed line from f to s
  • Arrows from p to s
  • Arrows from s to l
  • Arrows from s to r
  • Arrows from l to e
  • Arrows from r to e

Figure 7 description

Switch neuron diagram 2: See paragraphs before and after for context. Similar to figure 6 with a few differences. Six neurons in four columns

  • t1 column
    • white f neuron for Filipa (different from previous figure)
    • grey p neuron for Phoebe
  • t2 column
    • grey s neuron for switch. This also has an arrow on the neuron which points from the p neuron toward the l neuron. (arrow direction different from previous figure)
  • t3 column
    • grey l neuron for left bulb (different from previous figure)
    • white r neuron for right bulb (different from previous figure)
  • t4 column
    • grey e

Connections are either arrows or circle-headed lines

  • Circle headed line from f to s
  • Arrows from p to s
  • Arrows from s to l
  • Arrows from s to r
  • Arrows from l to e
  • Arrows from r to e

Figure 8 description

Switch neuron diagram 3: See paragraphs before and after for context. Similar to figure 6 with a few differences. Six neurons in four columns

  • t1 column
    • grey f neuron for Filipa
    • white p neuron for Phoebe (different from figure 6)
  • t2 column
    • white s neuron for switch. This also has an arrow on the neuron which points from the f neuron toward the r neuron. (the color is different from figure 6)
  • t3 column
    • white l neuron for left bulb
    • white r neuron for right bulb (different from figure 6)
  • t4 column
    • white e (different from figure 6)

Connections are either arrows or circle-headed lines

  • Circle headed line from f to s
  • Arrows from p to s
  • Arrows from s to l
  • Arrows from s to r
  • Arrows from l to e
  • Arrows from r to e

Figure 9 description

Switch neuron diagram 4: See paragraphs before and after for context. Similar to figure 6 with a few differences. Six neurons in four columns

  • t1 column
    • grey f neuron for Filipa
    • grey p neuron for Phoebe
  • t2 column
    • grey s neuron for switch. This also has an arrow on the neuron which points from the f neuron toward the r neuron.
  • t3 column
    • white l neuron for left bulb
    • grey r neuron for right bulb
  • t4 column
    • grey e

Connections are either arrows or circle-headed lines

  • Circle headed line from f to s
  • Arrows from p to s
  • Arrows from s to l
  • Arrows from s to r
  • nothing from l to e
  • Arrows from r to e

Figure 10 description

Pair of neuron diagrams: two diagrams each with five neurons in three columns.

  • t1 column
    • neuron b. Grey in the first diagram and white in the second.
    • grey neuron c in both diagrams
  • t2 column
    • neuron a. White in the first diagram and grey in the second.
    • grey neuron d in both diagrams.
  • t3 column
    • neuron e. Grey in the first diagram and white in the second

Connectors are are follows

  • Arrow from b to a in both diagrams
  • c to a. Circle-headed line in first diagram and arrow in second
  • Arrow from c to d in both diagrams
  • Arrow from a to e in both diagrams
  • d to e. Arrow in first diagram and circle-headed line in second

Figure 11 description

Not a neuron diagram. This one has three nodes set in a triangle

  • B for birth control pills
  • P for prevent pregnancy
  • T for thrombosis

The connectors are

  • B to P an arrow with a minus sign
  • B to T an arrow with a plus sign
  • P to T an arrow with a plus sign

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