11 ideas
10502 | We can rise by degrees through abstraction, with higher levels representing more things [Arnauld,A/Nicole,P] |
8967 | Not all predicates can be properties - 'is non-self-exemplifying', for example [Lowe] |
8965 | Neither mere matter nor pure form can individuate a sphere, so it must be a combination [Lowe] |
18258 | We can only know the exterior world via our ideas [Arnauld,A/Nicole,P] |
8968 | If the flagpole causally explains the shadow, the shadow cannot explain the flagpole [Lowe] |
16784 | Forms make things distinct and explain the properties, by pure form, or arrangement of parts [Arnauld,A/Nicole,P] |
5960 | When the soul is intelligent and harmonious, it is part of god and derives from god [Plutarch] |
10499 | We know by abstraction because we only understand composite things a part at a time [Arnauld,A/Nicole,P] |
8966 | Properties are facets of objects, only discussable separately by an act of abstraction [Lowe] |
10501 | A triangle diagram is about all triangles, if some features are ignored [Arnauld,A/Nicole,P] |
10500 | No one denies that a line has width, but we can just attend to its length [Arnauld,A/Nicole,P] |