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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 2. Natural Purpose / a. Final purpose
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Diogenes of Apollonia offered the first teleological account of cosmology [Diogenes of Apollonia, by Robinson,TM]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / c. Ultimate substances
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Air is divine, because it is in and around everything, and arranges everything [Diogenes of Apollonia]
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Everything is ultimately a variation of one underlying thing [Diogenes of Apollonia]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / f. Ancient elements
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Plants and animals can only come into existence if something fixes their species [Diogenes of Apollonia]
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Things must retain their essential nature during change, or mixing would be impossible [Diogenes of Apollonia]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 5. Laws from Universals
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The view that laws are grounded in substance plus external necessity doesn't suit dispositionalism [Vetter]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / b. Scientific necessity
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Dispositional essentialism allows laws to be different, but only if the supporting properties differ [Vetter]
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