9 ideas
12714 | The substantial form is the principle of action or the primitive force of acting [Leibniz] |
12312 | The real essence of a thing is its powers, or 'dispositional properties' [Copi] |
12743 | A true being must (unlike a chain) have united parts, with a substantial form as its subject [Leibniz] |
10937 | Essential properties are the 'deepest' ones which explain the others [Copi, by Rami] |
12308 | In modern science, nominal essence is intended to be real essence [Copi] |
12303 | Within the four types of change, essential attributes are those whose loss means destruction [Copi] |
22393 | I don't understand the idea of a reason for acting, but it is probably the agent's interests or desires [Foot] |
12307 | Modern science seeks essences, and is getting closer to them [Copi] |
12310 | Real essences are scientifically knowable, but so are non-essential properties [Copi] |