“While Cavendish was in many respects a Galenist, I show that she also reinterpreted Galenism in terms of her own theory of matter and an occasionalist theory of causation.”
“While the opponent here is not identified, the character of his objection strongly suggests that Ibn Sina is dealing with an occasionalist.”
“When reflecting on the letter form, More recalls her earlier commentary on the relation between the occasionality of the Pauline epistles and their timelessness.”