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Ideas for B Hale / C Wright, John Searle and Richard P. Feynman

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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 2. Natural Purpose / c. Purpose denied

3504	Chemistry entirely explains plant behaviour [Searle]
	Full Idea: Variable secretions of auxin account for a plant's behaviour in following the sun, without any extra hypothesis of purpose, teleology, or intentionality.
	From: John Searle (The Rediscovery of the Mind [1992], Ch.10.II)

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 4. Regularities / a. Regularity theory

9410	Physical Laws are rhythms and patterns in nature, revealed by analysis [Feynman]
	Full Idea: There is a rhythm and a pattern between the phenomena of nature which is not apparent to the eye, but only to the eye of analysis; and it is these rhythms and patterns which we call Physical Laws.
	From: Richard P. Feynman (The Character of Physical Law [1965], Ch.1)