7 ideas
| 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] |
| 12251 | Substantial forms are not understood, and explain nothing [Descartes] |
| 22881 | Should we value environmental systems for human benefit, or for their own sake? [Hildebrand] |
| 15641 | Kinds are fixed by the essential properties of things - the properties that make it that kind of thing [Eagle] |
| 16772 | An angelic mind would not experience pain, even when connected to a human body [Descartes, by Pasnau] |