16 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] |
18529 | Relations are expressed either as absolute facts, or by a relational concept [William of Ockham] |
16779 | Cut wood doesn't make a new substance, but seems to make separate subjects [William of Ockham] |
14590 | If we accept scattered objects such as archipelagos, why not think of cars that way? [Hawthorne] |
13918 | Holes, shadows and spots of light can coincide without being identical [Lowe] |
16757 | Hot water naturally cools down, which is due to the substantial form of the water [William of Ockham] |
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] |
14591 | Four-dimensionalists say instantaneous objects are more fundamental than long-lived ones [Hawthorne] |
13920 | Each thing has to be of a general kind, because it belongs to some category [Lowe] |
14589 | A modal can reverse meaning if the context is seen differently, so maybe context is all? [Hawthorne] |
9102 | If an animal approached from a distance, we might abstract 'animal' from one instance [William of Ockham] |
9114 | There are no secure foundations to prove the separate existence of mind, in reason or experience [William of Ockham] |
14588 | Modern metaphysicians tend to think space-time points are more fundamental than space-time regions [Hawthorne] |
9115 | To love God means to love whatever God wills to be loved [William of Ockham] |