Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'General Draft', 'Recent Debates on the A Priori' and 'Natural Theology'

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / a. Philosophy as worldly

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Philosophy is homesickness - the urge to be at home everywhere [Novalis]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 1. Mathematics

9226	If mathematical theories conflict, it may just be that they have different subject matter [Field,H]

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 6. Idealisation

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Desire for perfection is an illness, if it turns against what is imperfect [Novalis]

28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / b. Teleological Proof

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All the signs of design found in a watch are also found in nature [Paley]

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Even an imperfect machine can exhibit obvious design [Paley]

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Unlike a stone, the parts of a watch are obviously assembled in order to show the time [Paley]

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From the obvious purpose and structure of a watch we must infer that it was designed [Paley]

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No organ shows purpose more obviously than the eyelid [Paley]