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'Aristotle and Descartes on Matter', 'Principia Mathematica' and 'Tractatus de corpore Christi'
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / b. Prime matter
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Prime matter is nothing when it is at rest [Leibniz]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / c. Ultimate substances
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Newton's four fundamentals are: space, time, matter and force [Newton, by Russell]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 7. Later Matter Theories / a. Early Modern matter
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Mass is central to matter [Newton, by Hart,WD]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 7. Later Matter Theories / b. Corpuscles
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Every extended material substance is composed of parts distant from one another [William of Ockham]
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An attraction of a body is the sum of the forces of their particles [Newton]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation
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Newtonian causation is changes of motion resulting from collisions [Newton, by Baron/Miller]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 6. Laws as Numerical
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You have discovered that elliptical orbits result just from gravitation and planetary movement [Newton, by Leibniz]
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We have given up substantial forms, and now aim for mathematical laws [Newton]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / c. Essence and laws
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I am not saying gravity is essential to bodies [Newton]
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