Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Thrasymachus, Proclus and Carl Hoefer

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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations

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Geometrical proofs do not show causes, as when we prove a triangle contains two right angles [Proclus]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 1. Abstract Thought

9569	The origin of geometry started in sensation, then moved to calculation, and then to reason [Proclus]

27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 4. Substantival Space

19035

General Relativity allows substantivalism about space-time - that it has independent properties [Hoefer]

28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 3. Deism

1558	Clearly the gods ignore human affairs, or they would have given us justice [Thrasymachus]