10 ideas
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] |
13195 | To explain a house we must describe its use, as well as its parts [Leibniz] |
8966 | Properties are facets of objects, only discussable separately by an act of abstraction [Lowe] |
13193 | Active force is not just potential for action, since it involves a real effort or striving [Leibniz] |
19589 | The whole point of a monarch is that we accept them as a higher-born, ideal person [Novalis] |
13194 | God's laws would be meaningless without internal powers for following them [Leibniz] |
13196 | All qualities of bodies reduce to forces [Leibniz] |
13192 | Power is passive force, which is mass, and active force, which is entelechy or form [Leibniz] |