20 ideas
12780 | We can grasp the wisdom of God a priori [Leibniz] |
12774 | Without a substantial chain to link monads, they would just be coordinated dreams [Leibniz] |
12782 | Monads control nothing outside of themselves [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] |
10938 | The extremes of essentialism are that all properties are essential, or only very trivial ones [Rami] |
10940 | An 'individual essence' is possessed uniquely by a particular object [Rami] |
10939 | 'Sortal essentialism' says being a particular kind is what is essential [Rami] |
12753 | A substantial bond of powers is needed to unite composites, in addition to monads [Leibniz] |
10934 | Unlosable properties are not the same as essential properties [Rami] |
12781 | A composite substance is a mere aggregate if its essence is just its parts [Leibniz] |
10933 | Physical possibility is part of metaphysical possibility which is part of logical possibility [Rami] |
12779 | There is a reason why not every possible thing exists [Leibniz] |
10932 | If it is possible 'for all I know' then it is 'epistemically possible' [Rami] |
12785 | Truth is mutually agreed perception [Leibniz] |
15877 | The aim of science is just to create a comprehensive, elegant language to describe brute facts [Poincaré, by Harré] |
12784 | Allow no more miracles than are necessary [Leibniz] |