8 ideas
| 4304 | Descartes says there are two substance, Spinoza one, and Leibniz infinitely many [Cottingham] |
| 22518 | The actual must be possible, because it occurred [Aristotle] |
| 4303 | The notion of substance lies at the heart of rationalist metaphysics [Cottingham] |
| 12314 | Audience-relative explanation, or metaphysical explanation based on information? [Stanford] |
| 12313 | Explanation is for curiosity, control, understanding, to make meaningful, or to give authority [Stanford] |
| 12315 | We can explain by showing constitution, as well as showing causes [Stanford] |
| 16566 | Poetry is more philosophic than history, as it concerns universals, not particulars [Aristotle] |
| 4306 | For rationalists, it is necessary that effects be deducible from their causes [Cottingham] |