Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Jonathan Dancy, Sextus Empiricus and Karl Weierstrass
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 4. Mathematical Nature
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
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
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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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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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / c. Conditions of causation
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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