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'teaching', 'Goodbye Descartes' and 'On the Notion of Cause'
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 4. Mathematical Nature
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644
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For Pythagoreans the entire universe is made of numbers [Pythagoras, by Aristotle]
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553
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Pythagoreans think mathematical principles are the principles of all of nature [Pythagoras, by Aristotle]
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554
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Pythagoreans say things imitate numbers, but Plato says things participate in numbers [Pythagoras, by Aristotle]
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375
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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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638
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Pythagoreans define timeliness, justice and marriage in terms of numbers [Pythagoras, by Aristotle]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 7. Eliminating causation
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The law of causality is a source of confusion, and should be dropped from philosophy [Russell]
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8376
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If causes are contiguous with events, only the last bit is relevant, or the event's timing is baffling [Russell]
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / a. Constant conjunction
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Striking a match causes its igniting, even if it sometimes doesn't work [Russell]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 5. Laws from Universals
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In causal laws, 'events' must recur, so they have to be universals, not particulars [Russell]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 6. Laws as Numerical
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The constancy of scientific laws rests on differential equations, not on cause and effect [Russell]
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