Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Anaxarchus, John Bacon and Anon (Josh)

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6 ideas

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 13. Tropes / a. Nature of tropes
A trope is a bit of a property or relation (not an exemplification or a quality) [Bacon,John]
Trope theory is ontologically parsimonious, with possibly only one-category [Bacon,John]
Individuals consist of 'compresent' tropes [Bacon,John]
10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / a. Nature of possible worlds
Maybe possible worlds are just sets of possible tropes [Bacon,John]
13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 1. Scepticism
Anaxarchus said that he was not even sure that he knew nothing [Anaxarchus, by Diog. Laertius]
27. Natural Reality / E. Cosmology / 1. Cosmology
Joshua said, Sun, stand thou still [Anon (Josh)]