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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / a. Greek matter
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Matter is the limit of points and lines, and must always have quality and form [Aristotle]
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The primary matter is the substratum for the contraries like hot and cold [Aristotle]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / c. Ultimate substances
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There couldn't be just one element, which was both water and air at the same time [Aristotle]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / f. Ancient elements
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The Four Elements must change into one another, or else alteration is impossible [Aristotle]
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Fire is hot and dry; Air is hot and moist; Water is cold and moist; Earth is cold and dry [Aristotle]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / g. Atomism
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Bodies are endlessly divisible [Aristotle]
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Wood is potentially divided through and through, so what is there in the wood besides the division? [Aristotle]
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If a body is endlessly divided, is it reduced to nothing - then reassembled from nothing? [Aristotle]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 2. Types of cause
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Causation is defined in terms of a single sequence, and constant conjunction is no part of it [Ducasse]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / a. Observation of causation
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We see what is in common between causes to assign names to them, not to perceive them [Ducasse]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / c. Conditions of causation
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Causes are either sufficient, or necessary, or necessitated, or contingent upon [Ducasse]
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When a brick and a canary-song hit a window, we ignore the canary if we are interested in the breakage [Ducasse]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / d. Selecting the cause
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A cause is a change which occurs close to the effect and just before it [Ducasse]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / a. Constant conjunction
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Recurrence is only relevant to the meaning of law, not to the meaning of cause [Ducasse]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / b. Nomological causation
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We are interested in generalising about causes and effects purely for practical purposes [Ducasse]
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