11 ideas
21962 | Metaphysics is the roots of the tree of science [Descartes] |
4037 | Ockham's Razor is the principle that we need reasons to believe in entities [Mellor/Oliver] |
3659 | I know the truth that God exists and is the author of truth [Descartes] |
14979 | Being alone doesn't guarantee intrinsic properties; 'being alone' is itself extrinsic [Lewis, by Sider] |
15454 | Extrinsic properties come in degrees, with 'brother' less extrinsic than 'sibling' [Lewis] |
4027 | Properties are respects in which particular objects may be alike or differ [Mellor/Oliver] |
4029 | Nominalists ask why we should postulate properties at all [Mellor/Oliver] |
15455 | Total intrinsic properties give us what a thing is [Lewis] |
3657 | Understanding, not the senses, gives certainty [Descartes] |
4039 | Abstractions lack causes, effects and spatio-temporal locations [Mellor/Oliver] |
3660 | Atheism arises from empiricism, because God is intangible [Descartes] |