7 ideas
4304 | Descartes says there are two substance, Spinoza one, and Leibniz infinitely many [Cottingham] |
13230 | Particular essence is often captured by generality [Steiner,M] |
4303 | The notion of substance lies at the heart of rationalist metaphysics [Cottingham] |
1556 | By nature people are close to one another, but culture drives them apart [Hippias] |
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] |
4306 | For rationalists, it is necessary that effects be deducible from their causes [Cottingham] |