20 ideas
12780 | We can grasp the wisdom of God a priori [Leibniz] |
9406 | A class is natural when everybody can spot further members of it [Quinton] |
12774 | Without a substantial chain to link monads, they would just be coordinated dreams [Leibniz] |
12782 | Monads control nothing outside of themselves [Leibniz] |
12777 | Monads do not make a unity unless a substantial chain is added to them [Leibniz] |
15730 | Extreme nominalists say all classification is arbitrary convention [Quinton] |
15728 | The naturalness of a class depends as much on the observers as on the objects [Quinton] |
9407 | Properties imply natural classes which can be picked out by everybody [Quinton] |
12778 | There is active and passive power in the substantial chain and in the essence of a composite [Leibniz] |
12783 | Primitive force is what gives a composite its reality [Leibniz] |
15729 | Uninstantiated properties must be defined using the instantiated ones [Quinton] |
12775 | Things seem to be unified if we see duration, position, interaction and connection [Leibniz] |
8520 | An individual is a union of a group of qualities and a position [Quinton, by Campbell,K] |
12776 | Every substance is alive [Leibniz] |
12753 | A substantial bond of powers is needed to unite composites, in addition to monads [Leibniz] |
12781 | A composite substance is a mere aggregate if its essence is just its parts [Leibniz] |
12779 | There is a reason why not every possible thing exists [Leibniz] |
12785 | Truth is mutually agreed perception [Leibniz] |
22489 | 'Good' is an attributive adjective like 'large', not predicative like 'red' [Geach, by Foot] |
12784 | Allow no more miracles than are necessary [Leibniz] |