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All the ideas for 'The Lagoon: how Aristotle invented science', 'Two Problems for Essentialism' and 'De Re Aedificatoria'

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3 ideas

1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 2. Ancient Philosophy / b. Pre-Socratic philosophy

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The Pre-Socratics are not simple naturalists, because they do not always 'leave the gods out' [Leroi]

21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 4. Beauty

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The beautiful is that from which nothing can be subtracted and to which nothing can be added [Alberti]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / e. Anti scientific essentialism

5492	How can essences generate the right powers to vary with distance between objects? [Armstrong]