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In chapter IX, we put into relief the contrast that exists between the fact that in practical life we always rely on the law of causality, even base the security of our life on it, and that, on the other hand, we have not succeeded in formulating the law of causality in such a way that anything certain about our experiences can be deduced from it.
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M. Planck’s formulation of the law of conservation of energy can be found in chapter I, section 17 (note) of the publication quoted. Petzoldt, J., see note to chapter X, section 19. Bothe & Geiger, Z. Physik 32, 639ff (1925). Compton and Simon, Physic. Rev. 26, 289ff (1925).
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Frank, P., Cohen, R.S. (1998). On the Validity of the Law of Causality. In: Cohen, R.S. (eds) The Law of Causality and Its Limits. Vienna Circle Collection, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5516-8_11
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