Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Proclus, Isaac Beeckman and Mark Jago

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4. Formal Logic / E. Nonclassical Logics / 7. Paraconsistency

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Paraconsistent reasoning can just mean responding sensibly to inconsistencies [Jago]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations

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Geometrical proofs do not show causes, as when we prove a triangle contains two right angles [Proclus]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 1. Abstract Thought

9569	The origin of geometry started in sensation, then moved to calculation, and then to reason [Proclus]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 7. Later Matter Theories / b. Corpuscles

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Cold and hot are the swiftness and slowness of corpuscular motion [Beeckman]