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'The Strangest Man', 'Meditations' and 'fragments/reports'
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 1. Nature
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Stoic 'nature' is deterministic, physical and teleological [Stoic school, by Annas]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 2. Natural Purpose / a. Final purpose
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Many causes are quite baffling, so it is absurd to deduce causes from final purposes [Descartes]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 5. Infinite in Nature
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Unlike Epicurus, Stoics distinguish the Whole from the All, with the latter including the void [Stoic school, by Sext.Empiricus]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / c. Conditions of causation
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There must be at least as much in the cause as there is in the effect [Descartes]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / e. Anti scientific essentialism
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The cosmos has two elements - passive matter, and active cause (or reason) which shapes it [Stoic school, by Seneca]
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