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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'The History of Animals' and 'On the Basis of Morality'

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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence

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Aristotelian explanation by essence may need to draw on knowledge of other essences [Aristotle, by Koslicki]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / b. Rational ethics

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Reason can be vicious, and great crimes have to be rational [Schopenhauer]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature

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Man's three basic ethical incentives are egoism, malice and compassion [Schopenhauer]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 6. Animal Rights

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Philosophy treats animals as exploitable things, ignoring the significance of their lives [Schopenhauer]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 5. Infinite in Nature

1748	Archelaus was the first person to say that the universe is boundless [Archelaus, by Diog. Laertius]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 2. Life

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Plants have far less life than animals, but more life than other corporeal entities [Aristotle]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 3. Evolution

5989	Archelaus said life began in a primeval slime [Archelaus, by Schofield]

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There is a gradual proceeding from the inanimate to animals, with no clear borderlines [Aristotle]