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All the ideas for 'Euthyphro', 'Aristotle on Substance' and 'A New Kind of Science'

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / g. Applying mathematics
20660 At one level maths and nature are very similar, suggesting some deeper origin [Wolfram]
9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 3. Matter of an Object
16083 Aristotelian matter seriously threatens the intrinsic unity and substantiality of its object [Gill,ML]
13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 6. Relativism Critique
335 Do the gods also hold different opinions about what is right and honourable? [Plato]
26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / b. Prime matter
17006 Prime matter has no place in Aristotle's theories, and passages claiming it are misread [Gill,ML]
16093 Prime matter is actually nothing and potentially everything (or potentially an element) [Gill,ML]
27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 4. Substantival Space
20659 Space and its contents seem to be one stuff - so space is the only existing thing [Wolfram]
28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / b. Euthyphro question
336 Is what is pious loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because they love it? (the 'Euthyphro Question') [Plato]
337 It seems that the gods love things because they are pious, rather than making them pious by loving them [Plato]