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I:132
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p.420
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Cold and hot are the swiftness and slowness of corpuscular motion
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Full Idea:
There is no doubt that the nature of cold and hot are taken from the swiftness and slowness of the motion of corpuscules.
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From:
Isaac Beeckman (Journals [1617], I:132), quoted by Robert Pasnau - Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671 19.6
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A reaction:
This is so right it takes your breath away. For 'corpuscles' we should normally read 'molecules'. Atomism is a further refinement. This is the rejection of the orthodox view of separate qualities.
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