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'Parmenides', 'Transworld Identity or worldbound Individuals?' and 'Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind'
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / d. The unlimited
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The unlimited has no shape and is endless [Plato]
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Full Idea:
The unlimited partakes neither of the round nor of the straight, because it has no ends nor edges.
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From:
Plato (Parmenides [c.364 BCE], 137e)
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / e. The One
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233
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Some things do not partake of the One [Plato]
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Full Idea:
The others cannot partake of the one in any way; they can neither partake of it nor of the whole.
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From:
Plato (Parmenides [c.364 BCE], 159d)
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A reaction:
Compare Idea 231
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The only movement possible for the One is in space or in alteration [Plato]
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Full Idea:
If the One moves it either moves spatially or it is altered, since these are the only motions.
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From:
Plato (Parmenides [c.364 BCE], 138b)
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231
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Everything partakes of the One in some way [Plato]
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Full Idea:
The others are not altogether deprived of the one, for they partake of it in some way.
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From:
Plato (Parmenides [c.364 BCE], 157c)
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A reaction:
Compare Idea 233.
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / b. Nomological causation
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Causality may require that a law is being followed [Maslin]
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Full Idea:
The principle of nomological causality says that if two events are intrinsically causally related, there must be a strict physical law under which they can be subsumed.
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From:
Keith T. Maslin (Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind [2001], 7.5)
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 7. Strictness of Laws
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Strict laws make causation logically necessary [Maslin]
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Full Idea:
'Deductive-nomological' explanation consists of two premises - a strict law with no exceptions and supporting deterministic counterfactuals, and a statement of an event which falls under the law - which together logically require the effect.
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From:
Keith T. Maslin (Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind [2001], 7.4)
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Strict laws allow no exceptions and are part of a closed system [Maslin]
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Full Idea:
'Strict' laws of nature contain no ceteris paribus clauses ('all things being equal'), and are part of a closed system (so that whatever affects the system must be included within the system).
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From:
Keith T. Maslin (Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind [2001], 7.5)
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