8 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
4037 | Ockham's Razor is the principle that we need reasons to believe in entities [Mellor/Oliver] |
16660 | Are things distinct if they are both separate, or if only one of them can be separate? [Duns Scotus, by Pasnau] |
4027 | Properties are respects in which particular objects may be alike or differ [Mellor/Oliver] |
4029 | Nominalists ask why we should postulate properties at all [Mellor/Oliver] |
16626 | Substance is only grasped under the general heading of 'being' [Duns Scotus] |
4039 | Abstractions lack causes, effects and spatio-temporal locations [Mellor/Oliver] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |