Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Samuel Alexander, Benedetto Croce and Avicenna (Abu Ibn Sina)

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9 ideas

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

11193

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

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 6. Criterion for Existence

3534	To be is to have causal powers [Alexander,S]

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]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 6. Epiphenomenalism

14494

Epiphenomenalism is like a pointless nobleman, kept for show, but soon to be abolished [Alexander,S]

3398	Epiphenomenalism makes the mind totally pointless [Alexander,S]

21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 4. Art as Expression

20422

The experience of expression and communication are intermingled in art [Croce]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 1. Artistic Intentions

7270	Historical interpretation aims to recapture the author's view of the work [Croce]