Ideas from 'Letters to Bentley' by Isaac Newton [1692], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Philosophical Writings' by Newton,Isaac [CUP 2004,0-521-53848-3]].
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / a. Numbers
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We can talk of 'innumerable number', about the infinite points on a line
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / a. The Infinite
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Not all infinites are equal
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 1. Laws of Nature
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The principles of my treatise are designed to fit with a belief in God
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 4. Regularities / a. Regularity theory
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I do not pretend to know the cause of gravity
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / e. Anti scientific essentialism
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The motions of the planets could only derive from an intelligent agent
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That gravity should be innate and essential to matter is absurd
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