Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Ideas, Qualities and Corpuscles' and 'The Nature of Existence vol.1'

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8 ideas

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / d. Substance defined

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Substance has to exist, with no intrinsic qualities or relations [McTaggart]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 2. Hylomorphism / a. Hylomorphism

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If the substantial form of brass implies its stability, how can it melt and remain brass? [Alexander,P]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 2. Hylomorphism / b. Form as principle

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The peripatetics treated forms and real qualities as independent of matter, and non-material [Alexander,P]

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

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Can the qualities of a body be split into two groups, where the smaller explains the larger? [Alexander,P]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 2. Natural Purpose / a. Final purpose

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Science has been partly motivated by the belief that the universe is run by God's laws [Alexander,P]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / a. Scientific essentialism

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Alchemists tried to separate out essences, which influenced later chemistry [Alexander,P]

27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 4. Substantival Space

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Absolute space either provides locations, or exists but lacks 'marks' for locations [Alexander,P]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 1. God

6011	There is a remote first god (the Good), and a second god who organises the material world [Numenius, by O'Meara]