7 ideas
16045 | General facts supervene on particular facts, but cannot be inferred from them [Russell, by Bennett,K] |
14327 | Trope theorists cannot explain how tropes resemble each other [Russell, by Mumford] |
5845 | Niceratus learnt the whole of Homer by heart, as a guide to goodness [Xenophon] |
17402 | Mendeleev saw three principles in nature: matter, force and spirit (where the latter seems to be essence) [Mendeleev, by Scerri] |
17399 | Elements don't survive in compounds, but the 'substance' of the element does [Mendeleev] |
17400 | Mendeleev focused on abstract elements, not simple substances, so he got to their essence [Mendeleev, by Scerri] |
17401 | Mendeleev had a view of elements which allowed him to overlook some conflicting observations [Mendeleev] |