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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 2. Natural Purpose / a. Final purpose
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Diogenes of Apollonia offered the first teleological account of cosmology [Diogenes of Apollonia, by Robinson,TM]
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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 / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / c. Ultimate substances
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Air is divine, because it is in and around everything, and arranges everything [Diogenes of Apollonia]
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Everything is ultimately a variation of one underlying thing [Diogenes of Apollonia]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / f. Ancient elements
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Plants and animals can only come into existence if something fixes their species [Diogenes of Apollonia]
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Things must retain their essential nature during change, or mixing would be impossible [Diogenes of Apollonia]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 7. Later Matter Theories / a. Early Modern matter
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No one can explain how matter affects mind, so matter is redundant in philosophy [Berkeley]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / a. Constant conjunction
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We discover natural behaviour by observing settled laws of nature, not necessary connections [Berkeley]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 4. Regularities / a. Regularity theory
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The laws of nature are mental regularities which we learn by experience [Berkeley]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / e. Anti scientific essentialism
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If properties and qualities arise from an inward essence, we will remain ignorant of nature [Berkeley]
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