7 ideas
11193 | Understanding begins with the notion of being and essence [Avicenna] |
14742 | It can't be indeterminate whether x and y are identical; if x,y is indeterminate, then it isn't x,x [Salmon,N] |
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] |
18885 | Kripke and Putnam made false claims that direct reference implies essentialism [Salmon,N] |
17009 | I won't object if someone shows that gravity consistently arises from the action of matter [Newton] |