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1748 | Archelaus was the first person to say that the universe is boundless [Archelaus, by Diog. Laertius] |
Full Idea: Archelaus was the first person to say that the universe is boundless. | |
From: report of Archelaus (fragments/reports [c.450 BCE]) by Diogenes Laertius - Lives of Eminent Philosophers 02.Ar.3 |
3401 | A common view is that causal connections must be instances of a law [Kim] |
Full Idea: A widely but not universally accepted principle is that causally connected events must instantiate a law. | |
From: Jaegwon Kim (Philosophy of Mind [1996], p.133) |
3407 | Laws are either 'strict', or they involve a 'ceteris paribus' clause [Kim] |
Full Idea: Some laws are held to be 'strict', and others involve a 'ceteris paribus' clause. | |
From: Jaegwon Kim (Philosophy of Mind [1996], p.143) |