7 ideas
16659 | Relations do not add anything to reality, though they are real aspects of the world [Olivi] |
16673 | Quantity just adds union and location to the extension of parts [Olivi] |
13230 | Particular essence is often captured by generality [Steiner,M] |
13229 | Maybe an instance of a generalisation is more explanatory than the particular case [Steiner,M] |
13231 | Explanatory proofs rest on 'characterizing properties' of entities or structure [Steiner,M] |
15877 | The aim of science is just to create a comprehensive, elegant language to describe brute facts [Poincaré, by Harré] |
16663 | Things are limited by the species to certain modes of being [Olivi] |