11 ideas
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] |
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] |
23812 | Force is what turns man into a thing, and ultimately into a corpse [Weil] |
22370 | Big central government only exists as a focus for anger - not to act [Fisher] |
22368 | It is hard to imagine the end of capitalism [Fisher] |
23813 | Only people who understand force, and don't respect it, are capable of justice [Weil] |
22369 | Are students consumers or products of education? [Fisher] |