10 ideas
21959 | Metaphysics is the most general attempt to make sense of things [Moore,AW] |
18439 | Because things can share attributes, we cannot individuate attributes clearly [Quine] |
18442 | You only know an attribute if you know what things have it [Quine] |
18441 | No entity without identity (which requires a principle of individuation) [Quine] |
18617 | Substances, unlike aggregates, can survive a change of parts [Mumford] |
18440 | Identity of physical objects is just being coextensive [Quine] |
18618 | Maybe possibilities are recombinations of the existing elements of reality [Mumford] |
18619 | Combinatorial possibility has to allow all elements to be combinable, which seems unlikely [Mumford] |
18620 | Combinatorial possibility relies on what actually exists (even over time), but there could be more [Mumford] |
21958 | Appearances are nothing beyond representations, which is transcendental ideality [Moore,AW] |