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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 / 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 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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All change is unity through love or division through hate [Empedocles]
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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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If the one Being ever diminishes it would no longer exist, and what could ever increase it? [Empedocles]
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Empedocles said that there are four material elements, and two further creative elements [Empedocles, by Aristotle]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / a. Constant conjunction
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Day and night are constantly conjoined, but they don't cause one another [Reid, by Crane]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / d. Causal necessity
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Regular events don't imply a cause, without an innate conviction of universal causation [Reid]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 1. Laws of Nature
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Scientists don't know the cause of magnetism, and only discover its regulations [Reid]
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Laws are rules for effects, but these need a cause; rules of navigation don't navigate [Reid]
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