4 ideas
3291 | Emergent properties appear at high levels of complexity, but aren't explainable by the lower levels [Nagel] |
16756 | Substantial forms must exist, to explain the stability of metals like silver and tin [Albertus Magnus] |
1556 | By nature people are close to one another, but culture drives them apart [Hippias] |
3290 | Given the nature of heat and of water, it is literally impossible for water not to boil at the right heat [Nagel] |