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'Parmenides', 'Substitutional Classes and Relations' and 'Jerry A. Fodor on himself'
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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 / D. Laws of Nature / 9. Counterfactual Claims
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Laws are true generalisations which support counterfactuals and are confirmed by instances [Fodor]
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Full Idea:
Laws are true generalisations that support counterfactuals and are confirmed by their instances.
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From:
Jerry A. Fodor (Jerry A. Fodor on himself [1994], p.293)
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A reaction:
This seems correct, but it doesn't disentangle laws as mental states from laws as features of nature
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