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All the ideas for 'Internal and External Reasons', 'Philosophical Letters' and 'Commentary on Euclid's 'Elements''

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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations

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Geometrical proofs do not show causes, as when we prove a triangle contains two right angles [Proclus]

17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 1. Physical Mind

23221

The brain, and all the mental events within it, consists entirely of sensitive and rational matter [Cavendish]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 1. Abstract Thought

9569	The origin of geometry started in sensation, then moved to calculation, and then to reason [Proclus]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / c. Reasons as causes

9284	Reasons are 'internal' if they give a person a motive to act, but 'external' otherwise [Williams,B]