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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 2. Natural Purpose / b. Limited purposes
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'Purpose' is like the sun, where most heat is wasted, and a tiny part has 'purpose' [Nietzsche]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 2. Natural Purpose / c. Purpose denied
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If the world aimed at an end, it would have reached it by now [Nietzsche]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 5. Infinite in Nature
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There are potential infinities (never running out), but actual infinity is incoherent [Aristotle, by Friend]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / a. Greek matter
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Aristotle's matter can become any other kind of matter [Aristotle, by Wiggins]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / c. Essence and laws
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Things are strong or weak, and do not behave regularly or according to rules or compulsions [Nietzsche]
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Chemical 'laws' are merely the establishment of power relations between weaker and stronger [Nietzsche]
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All motions and 'laws' are symptoms of inner events, traceable to the will to power [Nietzsche]
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