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HoP 058 - Reaping the Harvest - Lucretius

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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The Difference Between the Horse and the Rock

The epicureans posited what they called a clinamen, or swerve. According to this doctrine, atoms do not, in fact, always fall straight down. This suggests that the difference between the horse and the rock is only apparent. The mere presence of randomness in a physical system doesn't really help explain the power of choice.

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