9 ideas
9548 | A mathematical object exists if there is no contradiction in its definition [Waterfield] |
15959 | If the substantial form of brass implies its stability, how can it melt and remain brass? [Alexander,P] |
15956 | The peripatetics treated forms and real qualities as independent of matter, and non-material [Alexander,P] |
6027 | From the fact that some men die, we cannot infer that they all do [Philodemus] |
15975 | Can the qualities of a body be split into two groups, where the smaller explains the larger? [Alexander,P] |
22241 | Don't fear god or worry about death; the good is easily got and the terrible easily cured [Philodemus] |
15963 | Science has been partly motivated by the belief that the universe is run by God's laws [Alexander,P] |
15951 | Alchemists tried to separate out essences, which influenced later chemistry [Alexander,P] |
15981 | Absolute space either provides locations, or exists but lacks 'marks' for locations [Alexander,P] |