The geography that had the most affect on Greece included the climate, the sea, and the mountains. The sea and mountains provided some negative effects on Greece, and the sea and climate were also very positive effects on the development of Greece.
Originalism is not the theory of original intent[edit] As discussed previously, original intent is only one theory in the Originalist family of theories. Many of the criticisms that are directed at original intent do not apply to other Originalist theories.
The evidence that allegedly backs atomism is equally compatible with a localist position on which concepts are structured representations with complex semantic content. I lay out such a localist position and argue that the appropriate position for a non-atomist to adopt is a pluralist view of conceptual structure.