So, the relation between cases of causation and cases of...

So, the relation between cases of causation and cases of simultaneity is also one of ‘generality and specificity in some respects,’ that is, in some cases there is both simultaneity and causation, such as the complete temporal cause and its effect; while in some other cases causality exists but simultaneity does not, such as immaterial causes and incomplete causes that exist before the occurrence of their effects.

In some cases there is simultaneity without causality, such as the simultaneous appearance of light and heat in an electric lamp. Therefore, the correct interpretation of causation is neither in terms of the succession of two phenomena nor in terms of the simultaneity of two phenomena.

Succession and simultaneity cannot even be considered to be implications of cause and effect, nor can the interpretation of causation in terms of them be considered a kind of ‘specific necessity’ for neither of them is specific to cause and effect. Likewise, one cannot consider the interpretation of causation in terms of them to be a kind of ‘general necessity’, for neither of them is true of all cases of cause and effect. Furthermore, it is basically…