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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Commentary on Euclid's 'Elements'' and 'Contemporary Efficient Causation: Aristotelian themes'

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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations
Geometrical proofs do not show causes, as when we prove a triangle contains two right angles [Proclus]
18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 1. Abstract Thought
The origin of geometry started in sensation, then moved to calculation, and then to reason [Proclus]
21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality
Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.]
26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation
Causation interests us because we want to explain change [Mumford]