7 ideas
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] |
20653 | Six reduction levels: groups, lives, cells, molecules, atoms, particles [Putnam/Oppenheim, by Watson] |
4316 | Either all action is rational, or reason dominates, or reason is only concerned with means [Cottingham] |
23405 | Rituals escape natural chaos, and benefit everyone, by reshaping our motivations [Xunzi (Xun Kuang), by Norden] |
23406 | Rituals don't arise from human nature; they are the deliberate creations of a sage [Xunzi (Xun Kuang)] |
4306 | For rationalists, it is necessary that effects be deducible from their causes [Cottingham] |