Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Dennis Whitcomb, Bonaventura and Avicenna (Abu Ibn Sina)

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated

19695

The devil was wise as an angel, and lost no knowledge when he rebelled [Whitcomb]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 1. Nature of Metaphysics

11193

Understanding begins with the notion of being and essence [Avicenna]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 8. Properties as Modes

16643

Accidents always remain suited to a subject [Bonaventura]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Simples

11209

The simple's whatness is its very self [Avicenna]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 3. Matter of an Object

11204

The ultimate material of things has the unity of total formlessness [Avicenna]

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

15036

An essence can either be universal (in the mind) or singular (in concrete particulars) [Avicenna, by Panaccio]

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

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Successive things reduce to permanent things [Bonaventura]