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“we should not do physics by following groundless postulates and stipulations, but in the manner called for by phenomena;”

Text 3.86

take that, Aristotle!
Jan 20, 2025 06:49AM
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“… it is also possible that snow is produced in other ways. “ 3.104

it’s amazingly refreshing to have all this recognition that what is proposed is potentially incorrect when there is insufficient evidence. In contrast to Aristotle and Plato’s absurd certainties and circularity
Feb 03, 2025 02:23PM
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“… the soul is most responsible for sense-perception. 64. But [the soul] would not have acquired this [power] if it were not somehow enclosed by the rest of the aggregate. … That is why when the soul has departed, it does not have sense-perception.”

Text 2.63-2.64
Jan 19, 2025 08:31AM
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