Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Aeschylus, Albert of Saxony and Charlotte Witt

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11 ideas

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 2. Types of Existence

16664

Everything that exists is either a substance or an accident [Albert of Saxony]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 2. Types of Essence

12066

Aristotelian and Kripkean essentialism are very different theories [Witt]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 4. Essence as Definition

12067

An Aristotelian essence is a nonlinguistic correlate of the definition [Witt]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 6. Essence as Unifier

12082

If unity is a matter of degree, then essence may also be a matter of degree [Witt]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 8. Essence as Explanatory

12089

Essences mainly explain the existence of unified substance [Witt]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 6. Successive Things

16703

God could make a successive thing so that previous parts cease to exist [Albert of Saxony]

16699

Successive entities just need parts to succeed one another, without their existence [Albert of Saxony]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 12. Origin as Essential

12102

Essential properties of origin are too radically individual for an Aristotelian essence [Witt]

25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / b. Rule of law

7810	The 'Eumenides' of Aeschylus shows blood feuds replaced by law [Aeschylus, by Grayling]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / f. Ancient elements

16570

Elements are found last in dismantling bodies, and first in generating them [Albert of Saxony]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / a. Scientific essentialism

12085

Reality is directional [Witt]