9 ideas
15970 | People generalise because it is easier to understand, and that is mistaken for deep philosophy [Feynman] |
4304 | Descartes says there are two substance, Spinoza one, and Leibniz infinitely many [Cottingham] |
4303 | The notion of substance lies at the heart of rationalist metaphysics [Cottingham] |
3061 | Anaxarchus said that he was not even sure that he knew nothing [Anaxarchus, by Diog. Laertius] |
4316 | Either all action is rational, or reason dominates, or reason is only concerned with means [Cottingham] |
4306 | For rationalists, it is necessary that effects be deducible from their causes [Cottingham] |
9410 | Physical Laws are rhythms and patterns in nature, revealed by analysis [Feynman] |
18530 | Nobody understands quantum mechanics [Feynman] |
17707 | We should regard space as made up of many tiny pieces [Feynman, by Mares] |