Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Reportatio', 'De rebus naturalibus' and 'Whitehead: process and cosmology'

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems

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Metaphysics attempts to give an account of everything, in terms of categories and principles [Simons]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 3. Powers as Derived

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A power is not a cause, but an aptitude for a cause [Zabarella]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / b. Prime matter

16571

Prime matter is exceptionally obscure [Zabarella]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 3. Divine Perfections

9111	God is not wise, but more-than-wise; God is not good, but more-than-good [William of Ockham]

28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 4. God Reflects Humanity

9112	We could never form a concept of God's wisdom if we couldn't abstract it from creatures [William of Ockham]