14 ideas
6806 | Do not multiply entities beyond necessity [William of Ockham] |
15544 | If what is actual might have been impossible, we need S4 modal logic [Armstrong, by Lewis] |
7024 | Properties are universals, which are always instantiated [Armstrong, by Heil] |
9478 | Even if all properties are categorical, they may be denoted by dispositional predicates [Armstrong, by Bird] |
10729 | Universals explain resemblance and causal power [Armstrong, by Oliver] |
22132 | Species and genera are individual concepts which naturally signify many individuals [William of Ockham] |
4031 | It doesn't follow that because there is a predicate there must therefore exist a property [Armstrong] |
10024 | The type-token distinction is the universal-particular distinction [Armstrong, by Hodes] |
10728 | A thing's self-identity can't be a universal, since we can know it a priori [Armstrong, by Oliver] |
1748 | Archelaus was the first person to say that the universe is boundless [Archelaus, by Diog. Laertius] |
19381 | The past has ceased to exist, and the future does not yet exist, so time does not exist [William of Ockham] |
5989 | Archelaus said life began in a primeval slime [Archelaus, by Schofield] |
8010 | William of Ockham is the main spokesman for God's commands being the source of morality [William of Ockham] |
16679 | Even an angel must have some location [William of Ockham, by Pasnau] |