10 ideas
12302 | Definitions formed an abstract hierarchy for Aristotle, as sets do for us [Fine,K] |
14266 | Aristotle sees hierarchies in definitions using genus and differentia (as we see them in sets) [Fine,K] |
14268 | Maybe bottom-up grounding shows constitution, and top-down grounding shows essence [Fine,K] |
5060 | All substances analyse down to simple substances, which are souls, or 'monads' [Leibniz] |
14267 | There is no distinctive idea of constitution, because you can't say constitution begins and ends [Fine,K] |
14264 | Is there a plausible Aristotelian notion of constitution, applicable to both physical and non-physical? [Fine,K] |
1748 | Archelaus was the first person to say that the universe is boundless [Archelaus, by Diog. Laertius] |
14265 | The components of abstract definitions could play the same role as matter for physical objects [Fine,K] |
5059 | Power rules in efficient causes, but wisdom rules in connecting them to final causes [Leibniz] |
5989 | Archelaus said life began in a primeval slime [Archelaus, by Schofield] |