Ideas from 'Il Saggiatore ('The Assayer')' by Galileo Galilei [1623], by Theme Structure
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12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 2. Qualities in Perception / d. Secondary qualities
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Heat and colour don't exist, so cannot mislead about the external world [Tuck]
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Tastes, odours and colours only reside in consciousness, and would disappear with creatures
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / i. Explanations by mechanism
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Galileo introduced geometrico-mechanical explanation, based on Archimedes [Machamer/Darden/Craver]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 4. Mathematical Nature
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To understand the universe mathematics is essential
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