11 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
15959 | If the substantial form of brass implies its stability, how can it melt and remain brass? [Alexander,P] |
15956 | The peripatetics treated forms and real qualities as independent of matter, and non-material [Alexander,P] |
15975 | Can the qualities of a body be split into two groups, where the smaller explains the larger? [Alexander,P] |
5049 | Intelligent pleasure is the perception of beauty, order and perfection [Leibniz] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
15963 | Science has been partly motivated by the belief that the universe is run by God's laws [Alexander,P] |
15951 | Alchemists tried to separate out essences, which influenced later chemistry [Alexander,P] |
15981 | Absolute space either provides locations, or exists but lacks 'marks' for locations [Alexander,P] |
5048 | Perfection is simply quantity of reality [Leibniz] |
5050 | Evil serves a greater good, and pain is necessary for higher pleasure [Leibniz] |