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There are three main kinds of causal connections between two events: the transfer of energy, the transfer of information and the triggering of the transfer of one of them or both. There are also other kinds of causal connections.
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Krajewski, W. Energetic, Informational, and Triggering Causes. Erkenntnis 47, 193–202 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005313904241
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