Chapter I: Nature and Science

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1. 〃 Sensations and Things 5

2. 〃 Causes and Effects 5

3. 〃 The reason Why. Explanation 6

4. 〃 Properties and Powers 7

5. 〃 Artificial and Natural Objects. Nature 8

6. 〃 Artificial Things are only Natural Things shaped and
brought together or separated by Men 8

7. 〃 Many Objects and Chains of Causes and Effects in
Nature are out of our reach 10

8. 〃 The Order of Nature: nothing happens by Accident, and
there is no such thing as Chance 10

9. 〃 Laws of Nature; Laws are not Causes 12

10. 〃 Knowledge of Nature is the Guide of Practical Conduct 14

11. 〃 Science: The Knowledge of the Laws of Nature obtained
by Observation, Experiment, and Reasoning 16