9 ideas
16730 | If matter is entirely atoms, anything else we notice in it can only be modes [Gassendi] |
23647 | Objects have an essential constitution, producing its qualities, which we are too ignorant to define [Reid] |
12694 | Essence is the distinct thinkability of anything [Leibniz] |
11958 | Impossibilites are easily conceived in mathematics and geometry [Reid, by Molnar] |
16619 | We observe qualities, and use 'induction' to refer to the substances lying under them [Gassendi] |
23646 | Reference is by name, or a term-plus-circumstance, or ostensively, or by description [Reid] |
23645 | A word's meaning is the thing conceived, as fixed by linguistic experts [Reid] |
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] |