7 ideas
14296 | Dispositions are physical states of mechanism; when known, these replace the old disposition term [Quine] |
13195 | To explain a house we must describe its use, as well as its parts [Leibniz] |
13193 | Active force is not just potential for action, since it involves a real effort or striving [Leibniz] |
20328 | A thing is only seen as art in an 'artworld', which has a theory and a history [Danto] |
13194 | God's laws would be meaningless without internal powers for following them [Leibniz] |
13196 | All qualities of bodies reduce to forces [Leibniz] |
13192 | Power is passive force, which is mass, and active force, which is entelechy or form [Leibniz] |