10 ideas
12699 | A body would be endless disunited parts, if it did not have a unifying form or soul [Leibniz] |
14590 | If we accept scattered objects such as archipelagos, why not think of cars that way? [Hawthorne] |
12700 | Form or soul gives unity and duration; matter gives multiplicity and change [Leibniz] |
14591 | Four-dimensionalists say instantaneous objects are more fundamental than long-lived ones [Hawthorne] |
14589 | A modal can reverse meaning if the context is seen differently, so maybe context is all? [Hawthorne] |
12736 | If we understand God and his choices, we have a priori knowledge of contingent truths [Leibniz, by Garber] |
12698 | Every body contains a kind of sense and appetite, or a soul [Leibniz] |
13304 | Learned men gain more in one day than others do in a lifetime [Posidonius] |
14588 | Modern metaphysicians tend to think space-time points are more fundamental than space-time regions [Hawthorne] |
20820 | Time is an interval of motion, or the measure of speed [Posidonius, by Stobaeus] |