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All the ideas for 'Protocol Sentences', 'De rebus naturalibus' and 'The Discourses'

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6 ideas

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 3. Powers as Derived

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A power is not a cause, but an aptitude for a cause [Zabarella]

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / f. Foundationalism critique

10486

If we are rebuilding our ship at sea, we should jettison some cargo [Boolos on Neurath]

8485	We must always rebuild our ship on the open sea; we can't reconstruct it properly in dry-dock [Neurath]

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 2. Religion in Society

19813

All legislators invoke God in support of extraordinary laws, because their justification is not obvious [Machiavelli]

7126	Rulers should preserve the foundations of religion, to ensure good behaviour and unity [Machiavelli]

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

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Prime matter is exceptionally obscure [Zabarella]