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Ideas for 'A World of Dispositions', 'Aristotle on Substance' and 'Essays on Intellectual Powers 1: Preliminary'

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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / b. Prime matter

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Prime matter has no place in Aristotle's theories, and passages claiming it are misread [Gill,ML]

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Prime matter is actually nothing and potentially everything (or potentially an element) [Gill,ML]

26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 2. Defining Kinds

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Kinds are arrangements of dispositions [Fetzer]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation

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Similar effects come from similar causes, and causes are only what are sufficient for the effects [Reid]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 3. Laws and Generalities

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Lawlike sentences are general attributions of disposition to all members of some class [Fetzer]