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All the ideas for 'The Lagoon: how Aristotle invented science', 'The Sceptical Chemist' and 'works'

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4 ideas

1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 2. Ancient Philosophy / b. Pre-Socratic philosophy

21355

The Pre-Socratics are not simple naturalists, because they do not always 'leave the gods out' [Leroi]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 6. Criterion for Existence

3534	To be is to have causal powers [Alexander,S]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 6. Epiphenomenalism

3398	Epiphenomenalism makes the mind totally pointless [Alexander,S]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 3. Evolution

15961

I don't see how mere moving matter can lead to the bodies of men and animals, and especially their seeds [Boyle]