7 ideas
5060 | All substances analyse down to simple substances, which are souls, or 'monads' [Leibniz] |
16766 | One thing needs a single thing to unite it; if there were two forms, something must unite them [Aquinas] |
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] |
5059 | Power rules in efficient causes, but wisdom rules in connecting them to final causes [Leibniz] |