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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 5. Infinite in Nature
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Totality has no edge; an edge implies a contrast beyond the edge, and there can't be one [Epicurus]
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Bodies are unlimited as well as void, since the two necessarily go together [Epicurus]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / d. The unlimited
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The unlimited has no shape and is endless [Plato]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / e. The One
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Some things do not partake of the One [Plato]
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The only movement possible for the One is in space or in alteration [Plato]
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Everything partakes of the One in some way [Plato]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / g. Atomism
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There exists an infinity of each shape of atom, but the number of shapes is beyond our knowledge [Epicurus]
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Atoms just have shape, size and weight; colour results from their arrangement [Epicurus]
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There cannot be unlimited division, because it would reduce things to non-existence [Epicurus]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / a. Scientific essentialism
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We aim to know the natures which are observed in natural phenomena [Epicurus]
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