6 ideas
13007 | Archimedes defined a straight line as the shortest distance between two points [Archimedes, by Leibniz] |
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] |
15641 | Kinds are fixed by the essential properties of things - the properties that make it that kind of thing [Eagle] |
22908 | When one element contains the grounds of the other, the first one is prior in time [Leibniz] |