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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:philosophy
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gptkbp:appliesTo
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gptkb:cosmology
biology
chemistry
physics
psychology
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gptkbp:category
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history of philosophy
metaphysics
philosophy of science
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gptkbp:contrastsWith
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teleology
vitalism
organicism
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gptkbp:criticizedFor
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gptkb:Alfred_North_Whitehead
gptkb:Henri_Bergson
vitalists
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gptkbp:describes
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nature as a machine
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gptkbp:hasConcept
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nature operates according to laws of physics and chemistry
all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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mechanism (philosophy)
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gptkbp:influenced
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scientific revolution
Enlightenment thought
modern science
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Galileo_Galilei
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkb:René_Descartes
gptkb:Thomas_Hobbes
gptkb:Pierre_Gassendi
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Newton's_Principia_Mathematica
gptkb:Descartes'_Treatise_on_Man
gptkb:Hobbes'_Leviathan
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gptkbp:periodOfPopularity
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17th century
18th century
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gptkbp:relatedConcept
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determinism
materialism
reductionism
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gptkbp:subspecies
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mechanistic materialism
physical mechanism
biological mechanism
psychological mechanism
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Penrose–Lucas_argument
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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