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All the ideas for 'Opus Maius (major works)', 'The Flow of Time' and 'Socrates: Ironist and Moral Philosopher'

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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 3. Punishment / b. Retribution for crime

1658	In early Greece the word for punishment was also the word for vengeance [Vlastos]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / d. Knowing essences

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No one even knows the nature and properties of a fly - why it has that colour, or so many feet [Bacon,R]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / h. Presentism

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Presentists lack the materials for a realist view of change [Price,H]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 2. Passage of Time / d. Time series

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The present moment, time's direction, and time's dynamic quality seem to be objective facts [Price,H]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 2. Passage of Time / g. Time's arrow

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We must explain either the existence of a time direction, or our psychological sense of it [Price,H]