8 ideas
13007 | Archimedes defined a straight line as the shortest distance between two points [Archimedes, by Leibniz] |
8568 | A property is merely a constituent of laws of nature; temperature is just part of thermodynamics [Mellor] |
8564 | There is obviously a possible predicate for every property [Mellor] |
16740 | A power is not a cause, but an aptitude for a cause [Zabarella] |
8566 | We need universals for causation and laws of nature; the latter give them their identity [Mellor] |
8565 | If properties were just the meanings of predicates, they couldn't give predicates their meaning [Mellor] |
16571 | Prime matter is exceptionally obscure [Zabarella] |
8567 | Singular causation requires causes to raise the physical probability of their effects [Mellor] |