12 ideas
6806 | Do not multiply entities beyond necessity [William of Ockham] |
14347 | A 'finkish' disposition is one that is lost immediately after the appropriate stimulus [Corry] |
14348 | An 'antidote' allows a manifestation to begin, but then blocks it [Corry] |
14350 | If a disposition is never instantiated, it shouldn't be part of our theory of nature [Corry] |
22132 | Species and genera are individual concepts which naturally signify many individuals [William of Ockham] |
14351 | Maybe an experiment unmasks an essential disposition, and reveals its regularities [Corry] |
1748 | Archelaus was the first person to say that the universe is boundless [Archelaus, by Diog. Laertius] |
14346 | Dispositional essentialism says fundamental laws of nature are strict, not ceteris paribus [Corry] |
19381 | The past has ceased to exist, and the future does not yet exist, so time does not exist [William of Ockham] |
5989 | Archelaus said life began in a primeval slime [Archelaus, by Schofield] |
8010 | William of Ockham is the main spokesman for God's commands being the source of morality [William of Ockham] |
16679 | Even an angel must have some location [William of Ockham, by Pasnau] |