Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Thomas Hobbes, Peter Watson and Jaakko Hintikka
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 1. Nature
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Greek philosophers invented the concept of 'nature' as their special subject [Watson]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / b. Prime matter
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Prime matter is body considered with mere size and extension, and potential [Hobbes]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation
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Acting on a body is either creating or destroying a property in it [Hobbes]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 7. Eliminating causation
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The Uncertainty Principle implies that cause and effect can't be measured [Watson]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / c. Conditions of causation
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An effect needs a sufficient and necessary cause [Hobbes]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / a. Constant conjunction
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Causation is only observation of similar events following each other, with nothing visible in between [Hobbes]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / d. Causal necessity
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A cause is the complete sum of the features which necessitate the effect [Hobbes]
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