11 ideas
13917 | Metaphysics aims to identify categories of being, and show their interdependency [Lowe] |
21962 | Metaphysics is the roots of the tree of science [Descartes] |
13919 | Philosophy aims not at the 'analysis of concepts', but at understanding the essences of things [Lowe] |
3659 | I know the truth that God exists and is the author of truth [Descartes] |
13918 | Holes, shadows and spots of light can coincide without being identical [Lowe] |
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] |
3657 | Understanding, not the senses, gives certainty [Descartes] |
7296 | 'Grue' is not a colour [Milsted] |
3660 | Atheism arises from empiricism, because God is intangible [Descartes] |