11 ideas
13917 | Metaphysics aims to identify categories of being, and show their interdependency [Lowe] |
13919 | Philosophy aims not at the 'analysis of concepts', but at understanding the essences of things [Lowe] |
13918 | Holes, shadows and spots of light can coincide without being identical [Lowe] |
16678 | Without magnitude a thing would retain its parts, but they would have no location [Buridan] |
13921 | All things must have an essence (a 'what it is'), or we would be unable to think about them [Lowe] |
13922 | Knowing an essence is just knowing what the thing is, not knowing some further thing [Lowe] |
16793 | A thing is (less properly) the same over time if each part is succeeded by another [Buridan] |
13920 | Each thing has to be of a general kind, because it belongs to some category [Lowe] |
16577 | Induction is not demonstration, because not all of the instances can be observed [Buridan] |
16576 | Science is based on induction, for general truths about fire, rhubarb and magnets [Buridan] |
17722 | The concept 'red' is tied to what actually individuates red things [Peacocke] |