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Ideas for 'works', 'The Principles of Mathematics' and 'The Origin of Forms and Qualities'

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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / g. Atomism

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The corpuscles just have shape, size and motion, which explains things without 'sympathies' or 'forces' [Boyle, by Alexander,P]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 7. Later Matter Theories / b. Corpuscles

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The corpuscular theory allows motion, but does not include forces between the particles [Boyle, by Alexander,P]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 7. Eliminating causation

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We can drop 'cause', and just make inferences between facts [Russell]

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Moments and points seem to imply other moments and points, but don't cause them [Russell]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 11. Against Laws of Nature

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The laws of motion and gravitation are just parts of the definition of a kind of matter [Russell]