11 ideas
24069 | Much metaphysical debate concerns what is fundamental, rather than what exists [Koslicki] |
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] |
24065 | Structured wholes are united by the teamwork needed for their capacities [Koslicki] |
13918 | Holes, shadows and spots of light can coincide without being identical [Lowe] |
24066 | The form explains kind, structure, unity and activity [Koslicki] |
24067 | Hylomorphic compounds need an individual form for transworld identity [Koslicki] |
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] |
19440 | How do you know you have conceived a thing deeply enough to assess its possibility? [Vaidya] |