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Ideas for 'Science and Method', 'Essays on Active Powers 4: Liberty of Agents' and 'Nicomachean Ethics'

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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 2. Natural Purpose / b. Limited purposes

2684	Aristotle needed to distinguish teleological description from teleological explanation [Irwin on Aristotle]

5227	The nature of any given thing is determined by its end [Aristotle]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 2. Types of cause

5219	Types of cause are nature, necessity and chance, and mind and human agency [Aristotle]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / a. Constant conjunction

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We all know that mere priority or constant conjunction do not have to imply causation [Reid]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 1. Laws of Nature

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The principle of the law of nature is that matter is passive, and is acted upon [Reid]