9 ideas
16730 | If matter is entirely atoms, anything else we notice in it can only be modes [Gassendi] |
594 | Speusippus suggested underlying principles for every substance, and ended with a huge list [Speussipus, by Aristotle] |
16619 | We observe qualities, and use 'induction' to refer to the substances lying under them [Gassendi] |
19355 | The soul doesn't understand many of its own actions, if perceptions are confused and desires buried [Leibniz] |
19350 | We should say that body is mechanism and soul is immaterial, asserting their independence [Leibniz] |
19356 | Minds unconsciously count vibration beats in music, and enjoy it when they coincide [Leibniz] |
16593 | Atoms are not points, but hard indivisible things, which no force in nature can divide [Gassendi] |
16729 | How do mere atoms produce qualities like colour, flavour and odour? [Gassendi] |
2632 | Speusippus said things were governed by some animal force rather than the gods [Speussipus, by Cicero] |