5 ideas
15312 | We get the idea of power by abstracting from ropes, magnets and electric shocks [Priestley] |
17619 | We renounce all abstract entities [Goodman/Quine] |
13165 | Geometrical proofs do not show causes, as when we prove a triangle contains two right angles [Proclus] |
9569 | The origin of geometry started in sensation, then moved to calculation, and then to reason [Proclus] |
15311 | Attraction or repulsion are not imparted to matter, but actually constitute it [Priestley] |