Combining Philosophers
Ideas for David Fair, Richard P. Feynman and Sextus Empiricus
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 4. Mathematical Nature
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1517
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The tektraktys (1+2+3+4=10) is the 'fount of ever-flowing nature' [Sext.Empiricus]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 4. Naturalised causation
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8326
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Science has shown that causal relations are just transfers of energy or momentum [Fair, by Sosa/Tooley]
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Fair shifted his view to talk of counterfactuals about energy flow [Fair, by Schaffer,J]
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1894
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Some say that causes are physical, some say not [Sext.Empiricus]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 7. Eliminating causation
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1896
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If there were no causes then everything would have been randomly produced by everything [Sext.Empiricus]
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1897
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Knowing an effect results from a cause means knowing that the cause belongs with the effect, which is circular [Sext.Empiricus]
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1898
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Cause can't exist before effect, or exist at the same time, so it doesn't exist [Sext.Empiricus]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / c. Conditions of causation
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1895
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Causes are either equal to the effect, or they link equally with other causes, or they contribute slightly [Sext.Empiricus]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 4. Regularities / a. Regularity theory
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9410
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Physical Laws are rhythms and patterns in nature, revealed by analysis [Feynman]
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