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'teaching', 'The Human Body is a sort of Machine' and 'Why there isn't a ready-made world'
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 2. Natural Purpose / b. Limited purposes
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A machine is best defined by its final cause, which explains the roles of the parts [Leibniz]
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 4. Mathematical Nature
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Pythagoreans define timeliness, justice and marriage in terms of numbers [Pythagoras, by Aristotle]
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Pythagoreans think mathematical principles are the principles of all of nature [Pythagoras, by Aristotle]
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Pythagoreans say things imitate numbers, but Plato says things participate in numbers [Pythagoras, by Aristotle]
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For Pythagoreans the entire universe is made of numbers [Pythagoras, by Aristotle]
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When musical harmony and rhythm were discovered, similar features were seen in bodily movement [Pythagoras, by Plato]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / d. Selecting the cause
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An alien might think oxygen was the main cause of a forest fire [Putnam]
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