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All the ideas for 'Aristotle and Descartes on Matter', 'Practical Necessity' and 'Letter to Shumacher'

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / d. Actual infinite

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Actual infinities are not allowed in mathematics - only limits which may increase without bound [Gauss]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 10. Impossibility

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Necessity implies possibility, but in experience it matters which comes first [Williams,B]

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]