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'teaching', 'Queries to the 'Opticks'' and 'Essays on Active Powers 4: Liberty of Agents'
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 4. Mathematical Nature
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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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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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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / a. Constant conjunction
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We all know that mere priority or constant conjunction do not have to imply causation [Reid]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 1. Laws of Nature
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The principle of the law of nature is that matter is passive, and is acted upon [Reid]
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Principles of things are not hidden features of forms, but the laws by which they were formed [Newton]
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