8 ideas
14979 | Being alone doesn't guarantee intrinsic properties; 'being alone' is itself extrinsic [Lewis, by Sider] |
15454 | Extrinsic properties come in degrees, with 'brother' less extrinsic than 'sibling' [Lewis] |
16730 | If matter is entirely atoms, anything else we notice in it can only be modes [Gassendi] |
15455 | Total intrinsic properties give us what a thing is [Lewis] |
16619 | We observe qualities, and use 'induction' to refer to the substances lying under them [Gassendi] |
22086 | The most important aspect of a human being is not reason, but passion [Kierkegaard, by Carlisle] |
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] |