5 ideas
21855 | Only in the 1780s did it become acceptable to read Spinoza [Lord] |
13007 | Archimedes defined a straight line as the shortest distance between two points [Archimedes, by Leibniz] |
594 | Speusippus suggested underlying principles for every substance, and ended with a huge list [Speussipus, by Aristotle] |
21866 | Hobbes and Spinoza use 'conatus' to denote all endeavour for advantage in nature [Lord] |
2632 | Speusippus said things were governed by some animal force rather than the gods [Speussipus, by Cicero] |