Full Idea
The notion of substance lies at the heart of rationalist metaphysics.
Gist of Idea
The notion of substance lies at the heart of rationalist metaphysics
Source
John Cottingham (The Rationalists [1988], p.75)
Book Reference
Cottingham,John: 'The Rationalists' [OUP 1988], p.75
A Reaction
The idea of 'substance' has had an interesting revival in modern philosophy (though not, obviously, in physics). Maybe physics and philosophy have views of reality which are not complementary, but are rivals.