9 ideas
15833 | Tell cleverness from answers, but wisdom from questions [Mahfouz] |
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] |
15391 | A substance is, roughly, a basic being or subject at the foundation of reality [Robb] |
13918 | Holes, shadows and spots of light can coincide without being identical [Lowe] |
15392 | If an object survives the loss of a part, complex objects can have autonomy over their parts [Robb] |
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] |
13920 | Each thing has to be of a general kind, because it belongs to some category [Lowe] |