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Ideas for 'Metaphysics', 'Naming and Necessity preface' and 'Letter to Herodotus'

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27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 1. Void

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The void cannot interact, but just gives the possibility of motion [Epicurus]

27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 4. Substantival Space

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Space must exist, since movement is obvious, and there must be somewhere to move in [Epicurus]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 3. Parts of Time / a. Beginning of time

617	It is hard to see how either time or movement could come into existence or be destroyed [Aristotle]

27. Natural Reality / E. Cosmology / 3. The Beginning

620	The first mover is necessary, and because it is necessary it is good [Aristotle]

613	Even if the world is caused by fate, mind and nature are still prior causes [Aristotle]

619	Something which both moves and is moved is intermediate, so it follows that there must be an unmoved mover [Aristotle]

27. Natural Reality / E. Cosmology / 10. Multiverse

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There are endless cosmoi, some like and some unlike this one [Epicurus]