9 ideas
5044 | Reality must be made of basic unities, which will be animated, substantial points [Leibniz] |
22668 | Apprehension is a complex intellect grasping the essence of a complex object [Holt,L] |
5045 | No machine or mere organised matter could have a unified self [Leibniz] |
5046 | The soul does know bodies, although they do not influence one another [Leibniz] |
1554 | Contradiction is impossible, since only one side of the argument refers to the true facts [Prodicus, by Didymus the Blind] |
5043 | To regard animals as mere machines may be possible, but seems improbable [Leibniz] |
1555 | People used to think anything helpful to life was a god, as the Egyptians think the Nile a god [Prodicus] |
535 | The gods are just personified human benefits [Prodicus] |
1543 | He denied the existence of the gods, saying they are just exaltations of things useful for life [Prodicus] |