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All the ideas for 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'Summa Contra Gentiles' and 'Il Saggiatore ('The Assayer')'

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 2. Wise People

22115

Wise people should contemplate and discuss the truth, and fight against falsehood [Aquinas]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 2. Qualities in Perception / d. Secondary qualities

7401	Heat and colour don't exist, so cannot mislead about the external world [Galileo, by Tuck]

5454	Tastes, odours and colours only reside in consciousness, and would disappear with creatures [Galileo]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / i. Explanations by mechanism

16560

Galileo introduced geometrico-mechanical explanation, based on Archimedes [Galileo, by Machamer/Darden/Craver]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 4. Occasionalism

20700

Without God's influence every operation would stop, so God causes everything [Aquinas]

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

7903	The six perfections are giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom [Nagarjuna]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 4. Mathematical Nature

3645	To understand the universe mathematics is essential [Galileo]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / f. Eternalism

15202

Eternity coexists with passing time, as the centre of a circle coexists with its circumference [Aquinas]