Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Iris Marion Young, Prodicus and Mary Louise Gill

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8 ideas

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

16083

Aristotelian matter seriously threatens the intrinsic unity and substantiality of its object [Gill,ML]

19. Language / F. Communication / 3. Denial

1554	Contradiction is impossible, since only one side of the argument refers to the true facts [Prodicus, by Didymus the Blind]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 12. Feminism

20751

As a young girl assumes her status as feminine, she acts in a more fragile immobile way [Young,IM]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / b. Prime matter

17006

Prime matter has no place in Aristotle's theories, and passages claiming it are misread [Gill,ML]

16093

Prime matter is actually nothing and potentially everything (or potentially an element) [Gill,ML]

28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / c. Teleological Proof critique

1555	People used to think anything helpful to life was a god, as the Egyptians think the Nile a god [Prodicus]

28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism

535	The gods are just personified human benefits [Prodicus]

1543	He denied the existence of the gods, saying they are just exaltations of things useful for life [Prodicus]