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All the ideas for 'The Union of Body and Soul', 'Geometrical Method and Metaphysics' and 'The Life of Reason'

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1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 1. History of Philosophy
He who is ignorant of the history of philosophy is doomed to repeat it [Santayana, by MacIntyre]
14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations
Minds are best explained by their ends, and bodies by efficient causes [Leibniz]
26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / d. Causal necessity
A true cause must involve a necessary connection between cause and effect [Malebranche]