6 ideas
11193 | Understanding begins with the notion of being and essence [Avicenna] |
11209 | The simple's whatness is its very self [Avicenna] |
11204 | The ultimate material of things has the unity of total formlessness [Avicenna] |
12887 | A whole must have one characteristic, an internal relation, and a structure [Rescher/Oppenheim] |
15036 | An essence can either be universal (in the mind) or singular (in concrete particulars) [Avicenna, by Panaccio] |
16689 | The schools said spirits lack extension, and wonder how many could dance on a needle's point [More,H] |