8 ideas
19480 | Process philosophy places the dynamic nature of being at the centre of our theories [Seibt] |
19479 | Reductionists identify processes by their 'owner', but tornadoes etc. are processes without owners [Seibt] |
19481 | Traditionally small things add up to processes, but quantum mechanics reverses this [Seibt] |
5044 | Reality must be made of basic unities, which will be animated, substantial points [Leibniz] |
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] |
23261 | A people, not government, creates a constitution, which is essential for legitimacy [Paine] |
5043 | To regard animals as mere machines may be possible, but seems improbable [Leibniz] |