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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 1. Nature
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'Nature' is just a word invented by people [Empedocles]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 2. Natural Purpose / a. Final purpose
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Diogenes of Apollonia offered the first teleological account of cosmology [Diogenes of Apollonia, by Robinson,TM]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 5. Infinite in Nature
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Archelaus was the first person to say that the universe is boundless [Archelaus, by Diog. Laertius]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / c. Ultimate substances
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488
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Air is divine, because it is in and around everything, and arranges everything [Diogenes of Apollonia]
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484
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Everything is ultimately a variation of one underlying thing [Diogenes of Apollonia]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / e. The One
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The principle of 'Friendship' in Empedocles is the One, and is bodiless [Empedocles, by Plotinus]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / f. Ancient elements
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Empedocles said that there are four material elements, and two further creative elements [Empedocles, by Aristotle]
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Empedocles says bone is water, fire and earth in ratio 2:4:2 [Empedocles, by Inwood]
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Fire, Water, Air and Earth are elements, being simple as well as homoeomerous [Empedocles, by Aristotle]
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459
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All change is unity through love or division through hate [Empedocles]
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486
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Plants and animals can only come into existence if something fixes their species [Diogenes of Apollonia]
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The elements combine in coming-to-be, but how do the elements themselves come-to-be? [Aristotle on Empedocles]
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Love and Strife only explain movement if their effects are distinctive [Aristotle on Empedocles]
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460
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If the one Being ever diminishes it would no longer exist, and what could ever increase it? [Empedocles]
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485
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Things must retain their essential nature during change, or mixing would be impossible [Diogenes of Apollonia]
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