5 ideas
13007 | Archimedes defined a straight line as the shortest distance between two points [Archimedes, by Leibniz] |
4304 | Descartes says there are two substance, Spinoza one, and Leibniz infinitely many [Cottingham] |
21516 | We want certainty in order achieve secure results for action [Dewey] |
4303 | The notion of substance lies at the heart of rationalist metaphysics [Cottingham] |
4306 | For rationalists, it is necessary that effects be deducible from their causes [Cottingham] |