17 ideas
6806 | Do not multiply entities beyond necessity [William of Ockham] |
22132 | Species and genera are individual concepts which naturally signify many individuals [William of Ockham] |
6375 | The taste of chocolate is a 'finer-grained' sensation than the taste of sweetness [Polger] |
411 | If we succeed in speaking the truth, we cannot know we have done it [Xenophanes] |
412 | If God had not created honey, men would say figs are sweeter [Xenophanes] |
6381 | The mind and the self are one, and the mind-self is a biological phenomenon [Polger] |
6378 | Teleological functions explain why a trait exists; causal-role functions say what it does [Polger] |
6380 | Identity theory says consciousness is an abstraction: a state, event, process or property [Polger] |
6379 | A mummified heart has the teleological function of circulating blood [Polger] |
6377 | Teleological notions of function say what a thing is supposed to do [Polger] |
1640 | The basic Eleatic belief was that all things are one [Xenophanes, by Plato] |
19381 | The past has ceased to exist, and the future does not yet exist, so time does not exist [William of Ockham] |
3055 | Xenophanes said the essence of God was spherical and utterly inhuman [Xenophanes, by Diog. Laertius] |
8010 | William of Ockham is the main spokesman for God's commands being the source of morality [William of Ockham] |
408 | Ethiopian gods have black hair, and Thracian gods have red hair [Xenophanes] |
407 | Mortals believe gods are born, and have voices and clothes just like mortals [Xenophanes] |
16679 | Even an angel must have some location [William of Ockham, by Pasnau] |