18 ideas
23367 | Even pointing a finger should only be done for a reason [Epictetus] |
12780 | We can grasp the wisdom of God a priori [Leibniz] |
8207 | The quest for simplicity drove scientists to posit new entities, such as molecules in gases [Quine] |
8208 | In arithmetic, ratios, negatives, irrationals and imaginaries were created in order to generalise [Quine] |
8205 | Explaining events just by bodies can't explain two events identical in space-time [Quine] |
12782 | Monads control nothing outside of themselves [Leibniz] |
12774 | Without a substantial chain to link monads, they would just be coordinated dreams [Leibniz] |
12777 | Monads do not make a unity unless a substantial chain is added to them [Leibniz] |
12778 | There is active and passive power in the substantial chain and in the essence of a composite [Leibniz] |
12783 | Primitive force is what gives a composite its reality [Leibniz] |
12775 | Things seem to be unified if we see duration, position, interaction and connection [Leibniz] |
12776 | Every substance is alive [Leibniz] |
12753 | A substantial bond of powers is needed to unite composites, in addition to monads [Leibniz] |
12781 | A composite substance is a mere aggregate if its essence is just its parts [Leibniz] |
8206 | Necessity could be just generalisation over classes, or (maybe) quantifying over possibilia [Quine] |
12779 | There is a reason why not every possible thing exists [Leibniz] |
12785 | Truth is mutually agreed perception [Leibniz] |
12784 | Allow no more miracles than are necessary [Leibniz] |