6 ideas
10180 | Mathematicians do not study objects, but relations between objects [Poincaré] |
16771 | A composite is a true unity if all of its parts fall under one essence [Scheibler] |
16730 | If matter is entirely atoms, anything else we notice in it can only be modes [Gassendi] |
16619 | We observe qualities, and use 'induction' to refer to the substances lying under them [Gassendi] |
16593 | Atoms are not points, but hard indivisible things, which no force in nature can divide [Gassendi] |
16729 | How do mere atoms produce qualities like colour, flavour and odour? [Gassendi] |