12 ideas
| 5044 | Reality must be made of basic unities, which will be animated, substantial points [Leibniz] |
| 17488 | Empiricist theories are sets of laws, which give explanations and reductions [Glennan] |
| 17493 | Modern mechanism need parts with spatial, temporal and function facts, and diagrams [Glennan] |
| 17487 | Mechanistic philosophy of science is an alternative to the empiricist law-based tradition [Glennan] |
| 17489 | Mechanisms are either systems of parts or sequences of activities [Glennan] |
| 17490 | 17th century mechanists explained everything by the kinetic physical fundamentals [Glennan] |
| 17491 | Unlike the lawlike approach, mechanistic explanation can allow for exceptions [Glennan] |
| 5045 | No machine or mere organised matter could have a unified self [Leibniz] |
| 5046 | The soul does know bodies, although they do not influence one another [Leibniz] |
| 468 | Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.] |
| 17494 | Since causal events are related by mechanisms, causation can be analysed in that way [Glennan] |
| 5043 | To regard animals as mere machines may be possible, but seems improbable [Leibniz] |