13 ideas
8967 | Not all predicates can be properties - 'is non-self-exemplifying', for example [Lowe] |
8965 | Neither mere matter nor pure form can individuate a sphere, so it must be a combination [Lowe] |
12756 | Substance is a force for acting and being acted upon [Leibniz] |
8968 | If the flagpole causally explains the shadow, the shadow cannot explain the flagpole [Lowe] |
12755 | Final causes can help with explanations in physics [Leibniz] |
8966 | Properties are facets of objects, only discussable separately by an act of abstraction [Lowe] |
12760 | Something rather like souls (though not intelligent) could be found everywhere [Leibniz] |
5996 | Critolaus redefined Aristotle's moral aim as fulfilment instead of happiness [Critolaus, by White,SA] |
12759 | There are atoms of substance, but no atoms of bulk or extension [Leibniz] |
12718 | Secondary matter is active and complete; primary matter is passive and incomplete [Leibniz] |
11854 | If there is some trace of God in things, that would explain their natural force [Leibniz] |
12758 | It is plausible to think substances contain the same immanent force seen in our free will [Leibniz] |
19408 | To say that nature or the one universal substance is God is a pernicious doctrine [Leibniz] |