Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Empedocles, Adam Smith and George Molnar
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 1. Nature
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'Nature' is just a word invented by people [Empedocles]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / e. The One
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The principle of 'Friendship' in Empedocles is the One, and is bodiless [Empedocles, by Plotinus]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / f. Ancient elements
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Empedocles said that there are four material elements, and two further creative elements [Empedocles, by Aristotle]
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Empedocles says bone is water, fire and earth in ratio 2:4:2 [Empedocles, by Inwood]
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Fire, Water, Air and Earth are elements, being simple as well as homoeomerous [Empedocles, by Aristotle]
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All change is unity through love or division through hate [Empedocles]
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The elements combine in coming-to-be, but how do the elements themselves come-to-be? [Aristotle on Empedocles]
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Love and Strife only explain movement if their effects are distinctive [Aristotle on Empedocles]
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If the one Being ever diminishes it would no longer exist, and what could ever increase it? [Empedocles]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 2. Types of cause
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Singular causation is prior to general causation; each aspirin produces the aspirin generalization [Molnar]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 4. Naturalised causation
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We should analyse causation in terms of powers, not vice versa [Molnar]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 7. Eliminating causation
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We should analyse causation in terms of powers [Molnar]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / c. Counterfactual causation
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Causal dependence explains counterfactual dependence, not vice versa [Molnar]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / a. Scientific essentialism
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Science works when we assume natural kinds have essences - because it is true [Molnar]
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Location in space and time are non-power properties [Molnar, by Mumford]
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One essential property of a muon doesn't entail the others [Molnar]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / b. Scientific necessity
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It is contingent which kinds and powers exist in the world [Molnar]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 11. Against Laws of Nature
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The laws of nature depend on the powers, not the other way round [Molnar]
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