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All the ideas for 'Aristotle and Descartes on Matter', 'Hobbes' and 'The Facts of Causation'

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5 ideas

3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 5. What Makes Truths / a. What makes truths

10365

We might use 'facta' to refer to the truth-makers for facts [Mellor, by Schaffer,J]

13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 1. Scepticism

7413	Without confidence in our beliefs, how should we actually live? [Tuck]

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

19399

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

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / b. Causal relata

4785	Causal statements relate facts (which are whatever true propositions express) [Mellor, by Psillos]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / e. Probabilistic causation

8408	Probabilistic causation says C is a cause of E if it increases the chances of E occurring [Mellor, by Tooley]