Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Preface to 'Principles of Philosophy'' and 'works'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 4. Metaphysics as Science

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Metaphysics is the roots of the tree of science [Descartes]

2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 4. Circularity

3659	I know the truth that God exists and is the author of truth [Descartes]

11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 1. Certainty

3657	Understanding, not the senses, gives certainty [Descartes]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory

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You have only begun to do real science when you can express it in numbers [Kelvin]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality

468	Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.]

27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 2. Thermodynamics / a. Energy

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Energy has progressed from a mere formula, to a principle pervading all nature [Kelvin]

28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism

3660	Atheism arises from empiricism, because God is intangible [Descartes]