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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 / C. Causation / 1. Causation
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Either cause and effect are subsumed under a conditional because of properties, or it is counterfactual [Bennett]
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Delaying a fire doesn't cause it, but hastening it might [Bennett]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 2. Types of cause
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Causes are between events ('the explosion') or between facts/states of affairs ('a bomb dropped') [Bennett]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 7. Eliminating causation
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We can drop 'cause', and just make inferences between facts [Russell]
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Moments and points seem to imply other moments and points, but don't cause them [Russell]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / c. Counterfactual causation
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The full counterfactual story asserts a series of events, because counterfactuals are not transitive [Bennett]
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A counterfactual about an event implies something about the event's essence [Bennett]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 11. Against Laws of Nature
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The laws of motion and gravitation are just parts of the definition of a kind of matter [Russell]
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