11 ideas
23269 | Philosophy must start from clearly observed facts [Galen] |
4304 | Descartes says there are two substance, Spinoza one, and Leibniz infinitely many [Cottingham] |
4303 | The notion of substance lies at the heart of rationalist metaphysics [Cottingham] |
23266 | The spirit in the soul wants freedom, power and honour [Galen] |
23219 | Stopping the heart doesn't terminate activity; pressing the brain does that [Galen, by Cobb] |
23264 | Philosophers think faculties are in substances, and invent a faculty for every activity [Galen] |
23220 | The brain contains memory and reason, and is the source of sensation and decision [Galen] |
23265 | The rational part of the soul is the desire for truth, understanding and recollection [Galen] |
17722 | The concept 'red' is tied to what actually individuates red things [Peacocke] |
23268 | We execute irredeemable people, to protect ourselves, as a deterrent, and ending a bad life [Galen] |
4306 | For rationalists, it is necessary that effects be deducible from their causes [Cottingham] |