Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Philosophical Fragments', 'Physical Causation' and 'Lysis'

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7 ideas

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 5. Reason for Existence

16007

I assume existence, rather than reasoning towards it [Kierkegaard]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 2. Nature of Necessity

16013

Nothing necessary can come into existence, since it already 'is' [Kierkegaard]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / a. Form of the Good

295	The good is beautiful [Plato]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / d. Friendship

294	People say that friendship exists only between good men [Plato]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 4. Naturalised causation

14586

Physical causation consists in transference of conserved quantities [Dowe, by Mumford/Anjum]

4787	Causation interaction is an exchange of conserved quantities, such as mass, energy or charge [Dowe, by Psillos]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 9. Counterfactual Claims

4788	Dowe commends the Conserved Quantity theory as it avoids mention of counterfactuals [Dowe, by Psillos]