Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Harré,R./Madden,E.H., Lucretius and Micklethwait,J/Wooldridge,A
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27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 1. Mechanics / a. Explaining movement
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If there were no space there could be no movement, or even creation [Lucretius]
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We perceive motion, and not just successive occupations of different positions [Harré/Madden]
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5706
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Atoms move themselves [Lucretius]
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27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 2. Thermodynamics / a. Energy
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'Energy' is a quasi-substance invented as the bearer of change during interactions [Harré/Madden]
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'Kinetic energy' is used to explain the effects of moving things when they are stopped [Harré/Madden]
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27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 2. Thermodynamics / d. Entropy
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It is quicker to break things up than to assemble them [Lucretius]
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27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 2. Space
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Space can't be an individual (in space), but it is present in all places [Harré/Madden]
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27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 2. Passage of Time / a. Experience of time
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We can only sense time by means of movement, or its absence [Lucretius]
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27. Natural Reality / E. Cosmology / 1. Cosmology
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This earth is very unlikely to be the only one created [Lucretius]
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27. Natural Reality / E. Cosmology / 2. Eternal Universe
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Nothing can be created by divine power out of nothing [Lucretius]
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27. Natural Reality / F. Chemistry / 1. Chemistry
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Chemical atoms have two powers: to enter certain combinations, and to emit a particular spectrum [Harré/Madden]
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Chemistry is not purely structural; CO2 is not the same as SO2 [Harré/Madden]
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