Combining Philosophers

Ideas for John Dupré, Anaxagoras and Alexis de Tocqueville

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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 1. Nature of Existence

481	Nothing is created or destroyed; there is only mixing and separation [Anaxagoras]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / f. Primary being

21822

Anaxagoras's concept of supreme Mind has a simple First and a multiple One [Anaxagoras, by Plotinus]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / a. Fundamental reality

17995

Basic is the potentially perceptible, then comes the contrary qualities, and finally the 'elements' [Anaxagoras]

7. Existence / E. Categories / 1. Categories

17377

All descriptive language is classificatory [Dupré]

7. Existence / E. Categories / 2. Categorisation

17376

We should aim for a classification which tells us as much as possible about the object [Dupré]