8 ideas
15457 | Interdefinition is useless by itself, but if we grasp one separately, we have them both [Lewis] |
15400 | We must avoid circularity between what is intrinsic and what is natural [Lewis, by Cameron] |
15458 | A property is 'intrinsic' iff it can never differ between duplicates [Lewis] |
15459 | Ellipsoidal stars seem to have an intrinsic property which depends on other objects [Lewis] |
3291 | Emergent properties appear at high levels of complexity, but aren't explainable by the lower levels [Nagel] |
13304 | Learned men gain more in one day than others do in a lifetime [Posidonius] |
3290 | Given the nature of heat and of water, it is literally impossible for water not to boil at the right heat [Nagel] |
20820 | Time is an interval of motion, or the measure of speed [Posidonius, by Stobaeus] |