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Ideas for Harré,R./Madden,E.H, Philolaus and Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P

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27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 1. Mechanics / a. Explaining movement

15243

We perceive motion, and not just successive occupations of different positions [Harré/Madden]

27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 2. Thermodynamics / a. Energy

15280

'Kinetic energy' is used to explain the effects of moving things when they are stopped [Harré/Madden]

15265

'Energy' is a quasi-substance invented as the bearer of change during interactions [Harré/Madden]

27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 2. Space

15321

Space can't be an individual (in space), but it is present in all places [Harré/Madden]

27. Natural Reality / E. Cosmology / 1. Cosmology

1787	Philolaus was the first person to say the earth moves in a circle [Philolaus, by Diog. Laertius]

27. Natural Reality / F. Chemistry / 1. Chemistry

15259

Chemical atoms have two powers: to enter certain combinations, and to emit a particular spectrum [Harré/Madden]

15263

Chemistry is not purely structural; CO2 is not the same as SO2 [Harré/Madden]