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All the ideas for 'In Defence of Three-Dimensionalism', 'On Cruelty' and 'The Sceptical Chemist'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 4. Early European Thought

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Montaigne was the founding father of liberalism [Montaigne, by Gopnik]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 3. Three-Dimensionalism

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3-D says things are stretched in space but not in time, and entire at a time but not at a location [Fine,K]

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Genuine motion, rather than variation of position, requires the 'entire presence' of the object [Fine,K]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 4. Four-Dimensionalism

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4-D says things are stretched in space and in time, and not entire at a time or at a location [Fine,K]

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You can ask when the wedding was, but not (usually) when the bride was [Fine,K, by Simons]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 5. Temporal Parts

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Three-dimensionalist can accept temporal parts, as things enduring only for an instant [Fine,K]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 3. Evolution

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I don't see how mere moving matter can lead to the bodies of men and animals, and especially their seeds [Boyle]