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All the ideas for 'Of Civil Liberty', 'On Hippocrates and Plato' 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]

15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 1. Mind / d. Location of mind

6003	Galen showed by experiment that the brain controls the body [Galen, by Hankinson]

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

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

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues

6030	Each part of the soul has its virtue - pleasure for appetite, success for competition, and rectitude for reason [Galen]

24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / b. Monarchy

21097

Modern monarchies are (like republics) rule by law, rather than by men [Hume]