6 ideas
11193 | Understanding begins with the notion of being and essence [Avicenna] |
11209 | The simple's whatness is its very self [Avicenna] |
11204 | The ultimate material of things has the unity of total formlessness [Avicenna] |
15036 | An essence can either be universal (in the mind) or singular (in concrete particulars) [Avicenna, by Panaccio] |
17319 | There are 'conceptual' explanations, with their direction depending on complexity [Schnieder] |
21131 | Democracy is competition for support of the people, guided by self-interest on all sides [Posner] |