Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Melvin Fitting, Baron,S/Miller,K and Diogenes (Apoll)
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 2. Natural Purpose / a. Final purpose
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Diogenes of Apollonia offered the first teleological account of cosmology [Diogenes of Apollonia, by Robinson,TM]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / c. Ultimate substances
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488
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Air is divine, because it is in and around everything, and arranges everything [Diogenes of Apollonia]
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484
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Everything is ultimately a variation of one underlying thing [Diogenes of Apollonia]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / f. Ancient elements
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486
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Plants and animals can only come into existence if something fixes their species [Diogenes of Apollonia]
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485
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Things must retain their essential nature during change, or mixing would be impossible [Diogenes of Apollonia]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation
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23011
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Modern accounts of causation involve either processes or counterfactuals [Baron/Miller]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 4. Naturalised causation
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23013
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The main process theory of causation says it is transference of mass, energy, momentum or charge [Baron/Miller]
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23014
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If causes are processes, what is causation by omission? (Distinguish legal from scientific causes?) [Baron/Miller]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / c. Counterfactual causation
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23015
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The counterfactual theory of causation handles the problem no matter what causes actually are [Baron/Miller]
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23016
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Counterfactual theories struggle with pre-emption by a causal back-up system [Baron/Miller]
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