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Ideas for Hermarchus, Charlotte Witt and Anon (Tor)

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26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 5. Reference to Natural Kinds

16782	The names of all the types of creature were given forever by Adam [Anon (Tor)]
	Full Idea: Whatsoever Adam called any living creature, the same is its name. And Adam called all the beasts by their names, and all the fowls of the air, and all the cattle of the field.
	From: Anon (Tor) (01: Book of Genesis [c.750 BCE], 02:20)

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

12085	Reality is directional [Witt]
	Full Idea: Reality is directional.
	From: Charlotte Witt (Substance and Essence in Aristotle [1989], 4.5)
	A reaction: [Plucked from context! She attributes the view to Aristotle] This slogan beautifully summarises the 'scientific essentialist' view of reality, based not on so-called 'laws', but on the active powers of the stuffs of reality.