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All the ideas for 'Aristotle and Descartes on Matter', 'talk' and 'Preface to Great Instauration (Renewal)'

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy

6602	Philosophy is like a statue which is worshipped but never advances [Bacon]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 1. Perception

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The senses deceive, but also show their own errors [Bacon]

14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 3. Experiment

6603	Nature is revealed when we put it under pressure rather than observe it [Bacon]

24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 5. Culture

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Culture is the struggle to agree what is normal [Gibson,A]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / b. Prime matter

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Prime matter is nothing when it is at rest [Leibniz]