10 ideas
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] |
594 | Speusippus suggested underlying principles for every substance, and ended with a huge list [Speussipus, by Aristotle] |
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] |
18440 | Identity of physical objects is just being coextensive [Quine] |
15641 | Kinds are fixed by the essential properties of things - the properties that make it that kind of thing [Eagle] |
2632 | Speusippus said things were governed by some animal force rather than the gods [Speussipus, by Cicero] |