Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Pherecydes, Zoroaster 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]

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]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / c. Ultimate substances

22745

Pherecydes said the first principle and element is earth [Pherecydes, by Sext.Empiricus]

29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 1. Monotheistic Religion

7598	Zoroaster and the Hebrew prophets evolved different versions of monotheism [Zoroaster, by Armstrong,K]

29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 3. Zoroastrianism

7472	Zarathustra was the first to present a god who is an abstract concept [Zoroaster]

20672

Zoroastrianism saw the world as a battle between good evil gods [Zoroaster, by Harari]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / a. Immortality

5883	Pherecydes was the first to say that the soul is eternal [Pherecydes, by Cicero]