13 ideas
21757 | Philosophy is the conceptual essence of the shape of history [Hegel] |
8967 | Not all predicates can be properties - 'is non-self-exemplifying', for example [Lowe] |
8965 | Neither mere matter nor pure form can individuate a sphere, so it must be a combination [Lowe] |
8968 | If the flagpole causally explains the shadow, the shadow cannot explain the flagpole [Lowe] |
8966 | Properties are facets of objects, only discussable separately by an act of abstraction [Lowe] |
21332 | We don't get a love of 'order' from nature - which is thoroughly chaotic [Mill] |
21335 | Belief that an afterlife is required for justice is an admission that this life is very unjust [Mill] |
21334 | No necessity ties an omnipotent Creator, so he evidently wills human misery [Mill] |
21333 | Evil comes from good just as often as good comes from evil [Mill] |
21329 | Nature dispenses cruelty with no concern for either mercy or justice [Mill] |
21328 | Killing is a human crime, but nature kills everyone, and often with great tortures [Mill] |
21331 | Hurricanes, locusts, floods and blight can starve a million people to death [Mill] |
21330 | Nature makes childbirth a miserable experience, often leading to the death of the mother [Mill] |