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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 2. Natural Purpose / a. Final purpose
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Covers are for shields, and sheaths for swords; likewise, all in the cosmos is for some other thing [Chrysippus]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / f. Ancient elements
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The later Stoics identified the logos with an air-fire compound, called 'pneuma' [Chrysippus, by Long]
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Fire is a separate element, not formed with others (as was previously believed) [Chrysippus, by Stobaeus]
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Stoics say earth, air, fire and water are the primary elements [Chrysippus, by Plutarch]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 5. Direction of causation
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With diseases we easily trace a cause from an effect, but we cannot predict effects [Anscombe]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 6. Causation as primitive
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The word 'cause' is an abstraction from a group of causal terms in a language (scrape, push..) [Anscombe]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 7. Eliminating causation
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There are no causes, because they are relative, and alike things can't cause one another [Pyrrho, by Diog. Laertius]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / b. Causal relata
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Causation is relative to how we describe the primary relata [Anscombe, by Schaffer,J]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / c. Conditions of causation
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Since Mill causation has usually been explained by necessary and sufficient conditions [Anscombe]
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