9 ideas
11193 | Understanding begins with the notion of being and essence [Avicenna] |
15571 | The idea of an atemporal realm of validity is as implausible as medieval theology [Heidegger] |
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] |
20949 | Study the use of words, not their origins [Herder] |
7669 | We cannot attain all the ideals of every culture, so there cannot be a perfect life [Herder, by Berlin] |
15581 | Dasein is always only that which it has chosen to be [Heidegger] |
7668 | Herder invented the idea of being rooted in (or cut off from) a home or a group [Herder, by Berlin] |