6 ideas
15390 | Metaphysics attempts to give an account of everything, in terms of categories and principles [Simons] |
13007 | Archimedes defined a straight line as the shortest distance between two points [Archimedes, by Leibniz] |
18439 | Because things can share attributes, we cannot individuate attributes clearly [Quine] |
18442 | You only know an attribute if you know what things have it [Quine] |
18441 | No entity without identity (which requires a principle of individuation) [Quine] |
18440 | Identity of physical objects is just being coextensive [Quine] |