6 ideas
18201 | General principles can be obvious in mathematics, but bold speculations in empirical science [Parsons,C] |
18439 | Because things can share attributes, we cannot individuate attributes clearly [Quine] |
18442 | You only know an attribute if you know what things have it [Quine] |
18441 | No entity without identity (which requires a principle of individuation) [Quine] |
18440 | Identity of physical objects is just being coextensive [Quine] |
16709 | Some people return to scholastic mysterious qualities, disguising them as 'forces' [Leibniz] |