Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Charles Darwin, Buddhaghosa and Joseph Priestley

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4 ideas

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 1. Powers

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We get the idea of power by abstracting from ropes, magnets and electric shocks [Priestley]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / a. Best explanation

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A false theory could hardly rival the explanatory power of natural selection [Darwin]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 1. Causing Death

7907	Human killing is worse if the victim is virtuous [Buddhaghosa]

27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 4. Standard Model / a. Concept of matter

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Attraction or repulsion are not imparted to matter, but actually constitute it [Priestley]