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] |