9 ideas
8967 | Not all predicates can be properties - 'is non-self-exemplifying', for example [Lowe] |
8965 | Neither mere matter nor pure form can individuate a sphere, so it must be a combination [Lowe] |
12177 | Human artefacts may have essences, in their purposes [Popper] |
1556 | By nature people are close to one another, but culture drives them apart [Hippias] |
8968 | If the flagpole causally explains the shadow, the shadow cannot explain the flagpole [Lowe] |
12176 | Science does not aim at ultimate explanations [Popper] |
8966 | Properties are facets of objects, only discussable separately by an act of abstraction [Lowe] |
12175 | Galilean science aimed at true essences, as the ultimate explanations [Popper] |
12179 | Essentialist views of science prevent further questions from being raised [Popper] |