Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Archimedes, James Cargile and Mary Louise Gill

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5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 6. Plural Quantification

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Saying 'they can become a set' is a tautology, because reference to 'they' implies a collection [Cargile]

6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 3. Axioms for Geometry

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Archimedes defined a straight line as the shortest distance between two points [Archimedes, by Leibniz]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 3. Matter of an Object

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Aristotelian matter seriously threatens the intrinsic unity and substantiality of its object [Gill,ML]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / b. Prime matter

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Prime matter has no place in Aristotle's theories, and passages claiming it are misread [Gill,ML]

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Prime matter is actually nothing and potentially everything (or potentially an element) [Gill,ML]