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All the ideas for 'The Lagoon: how Aristotle invented science', 'Letter to Bramhall' and 'works'

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4 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]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 2. Hylomorphism / a. Hylomorphism

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A chair is wood, and its shape is the form; it isn't 'compounded' of the matter and form [Hobbes]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism

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Essence is just an artificial word from logic, giving a way of thinking about substances [Hobbes]

23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 6. Authentic Self

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Sartre gradually realised that freedom is curtailed by the weight of situation [Sartre, by Daigle]