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Which are your favourites? What do y'all think about the idea in general?
Martin, do you have a suggestion?
I do not have a particular preference for any of the suggestions in this thread so far and have none on my own. Among the shown stable three body systems, this one appears to be optimum between simplicity and complexity and provides multiple aspects for symbolism:
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Here is an article why the reliance on models/theories in science and the realism-anti-realism dispute in the philosophy of science should not turn us into Sceptics:
"When is a Fact a Fact?": A Conversation with Peter Vickers
I found the link at Philosophy Matters on: Facebook
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I do not see it, probably because of the larger atom at the top and the different sizes of the "eyes" as mentioned by Julia.
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I will probably join, too.
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I mostly agree with Cassius' take on humanism. However, the definition of humanism by the American Humanist Association appears to be compatible with Epicurus' philosophy:
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In the recent article "Why Everything in the Universe Turns More Complex" in Quantamagazine,
(Link:Why Everything in the Universe Turns More Complex | Quanta MagazineA new suggestion that complexity increases over time, not just in living organisms but in the nonliving world, promises to rewrite notions of time and…www.quantamagazine.orgfound on the FB-page "Philosophy Matters": https://www.facebook.com/PhilosophyMttrs )
Philip Ball mentions two times that the suggested answer to the question is compatible with / does not contradict the second law of thermodynamics.
Considering that according to C.F.v. Weizsaecker, the second law of thermodynamics actually drives complexity -
see "Aufbau der Physik" or "The Structure of Physics", English edition by Thomas Goernitz, Holger Lyre, Springer Science & Business Media, 2007, ISBN 1402052359, 9781402052354:
https://books.google.co.th/books/about/The_Structure_of_Physics.html?id=DeexONN0zDgC&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y
- it should be possible to derive the answer given in that article from the second law of thermodynamics. -
Another big issue with fragments, especially from Philodemus, is whether a particular fragment expresses Philodemus' own view or that of an opponent.
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Epicurus got in (at least) one shipwreck.
There are texts in which Epicurus describes looking at a wrecked ship and which indicate that he took a ship at a season which was dangerous for travel by ship to flee from Mytilene. However, none of these texts indicate that he was himself in a shipwreck. What is the reference for him getting in a shipwreck?
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