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... matter only relative and prior to their being fashioned into or forming a statue or a man . They are not absolutely unformed or primary matter ( materia prima ) . They are , after all , bronze , or flesh and bones . They should be ...
... matter only relative and prior to their being fashioned into or forming a statue or a man . They are not absolutely unformed or primary matter ( materia prima ) . They are , after all , bronze , or flesh and bones . They should be ...
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... matter , but he still insists on the possibility [ ( 5 ) 37 ] . The materialistic suggestion that matter might think would have been shocking in two ways to many in the seventeenth century . First , it would have seemed to count against ...
... matter , but he still insists on the possibility [ ( 5 ) 37 ] . The materialistic suggestion that matter might think would have been shocking in two ways to many in the seventeenth century . First , it would have seemed to count against ...
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... matter , and the results of motion ' [ 32 ] then that ' dismal conclusion is true , and certain ' But he denies its premiss . He argues that the more one studies nature the more one ' gains a clear sight of what matter can perform , and ...
... matter , and the results of motion ' [ 32 ] then that ' dismal conclusion is true , and certain ' But he denies its premiss . He argues that the more one studies nature the more one ' gains a clear sight of what matter can perform , and ...
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Chapter 2 | 53 |
Chapter 4 | 149 |
Bibliography of Books and Articles referred to more than once | 190 |
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