5 ideas
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] |
15455 | Total intrinsic properties give us what a thing is [Lewis] |
13083 | The essence is the necessary properties, and the concept includes what is contingent [Leibniz] |
3648 | Empiricists are collecting ants; rationalists are spinning spiders; and bees do both [Bacon] |