6 ideas
16756 | Substantial forms must exist, to explain the stability of metals like silver and tin [Albertus Magnus] |
15642 | If kinds depend only on what can be observed, many underlying essences might produce the same kind [Eagle] |
15645 | Nominal essence are the observable properties of things [Eagle] |
15643 | Nominal essence mistakenly gives equal weight to all underlying properties that produce appearances [Eagle] |
22200 | If you eliminate the impossible, the truth will remain, even if it is weird [Conan Doyle] |
15641 | Kinds are fixed by the essential properties of things - the properties that make it that kind of thing [Eagle] |