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'Subjectivist's Guide to Objective Chance', 'Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671' and 'On Propositions: What they are, and Meaning'
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / g. Atomism
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Atomists say causation is mechanical collisions, and all true qualities are microscopic [Pasnau]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 7. Later Matter Theories / a. Early Modern matter
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In the 17th C matter became body, and was then studied by science [Pasnau]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 7. Later Matter Theories / b. Corpuscles
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Atomism is the commonest version of corpuscularianism, but isn't required by it [Pasnau]
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If there are just arrangements of corpuscles, where are the boundaries between substances? [Pasnau]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 2. Types of cause
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Scholastic causation is by changes in the primary qualities of hot, cold, wet, dry [Pasnau]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 4. Regularities / b. Best system theory
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Lewis later proposed the axioms at the intersection of the best theories (which may be few) [Mumford on Lewis]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / a. Scientific essentialism
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Substantial forms were a step towards scientific essentialism [Pasnau]
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