6 ideas
15645 | Nominal essence are the observable properties of things [Eagle] |
15642 | If kinds depend only on what can be observed, many underlying essences might produce the same kind [Eagle] |
15643 | Nominal essence mistakenly gives equal weight to all underlying properties that produce appearances [Eagle] |
1556 | By nature people are close to one another, but culture drives them apart [Hippias] |
15666 | To understand language is to know how to use it to reach shared understandings [Habermas] |
15641 | Kinds are fixed by the essential properties of things - the properties that make it that kind of thing [Eagle] |