6 ideas
11193 | Understanding begins with the notion of being and essence [Avicenna] |
13007 | Archimedes defined a straight line as the shortest distance between two points [Archimedes, by Leibniz] |
11209 | The simple's whatness is its very self [Avicenna] |
11204 | The ultimate material of things has the unity of total formlessness [Avicenna] |
15036 | An essence can either be universal (in the mind) or singular (in concrete particulars) [Avicenna, by Panaccio] |
1556 | By nature people are close to one another, but culture drives them apart [Hippias] |