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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Introduction to 'Hippias Minor'' and 'Philosophy of Natural Science'

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6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 10. Constructivism / b. Intuitionism

9548	A mathematical object exists if there is no contradiction in its definition [Waterfield]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / b. Aims of explanation

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Scientific explanation aims at a unifying account of underlying structures and processes [Hempel]

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 / 3. Evolution

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