9 ideas
14296 | Dispositions are physical states of mechanism; when known, these replace the old disposition term [Quine] |
12066 | Aristotelian and Kripkean essentialism are very different theories [Witt] |
12067 | An Aristotelian essence is a nonlinguistic correlate of the definition [Witt] |
12082 | If unity is a matter of degree, then essence may also be a matter of degree [Witt] |
12089 | Essences mainly explain the existence of unified substance [Witt] |
12102 | Essential properties of origin are too radically individual for an Aristotelian essence [Witt] |
13304 | Learned men gain more in one day than others do in a lifetime [Posidonius] |
12085 | Reality is directional [Witt] |
20820 | Time is an interval of motion, or the measure of speed [Posidonius, by Stobaeus] |