Sentence examples for Not substances from inspiring English sources

For Spinoza, however, human beings are not substances, but finite modes.

Nor does matter belong to those things which exist by nature but are not substances; their substratum is the substance.

Guatemalan president Jimmy Morales was also critical of the existing international drug control regime, saying that: "People – not substances – [should be] at the center of these policies".

The fact that the parts of substances appear to be present in the whole, as in a subject, should not make us apprehensive lest we should have to admit that such parts are not substances: for in explaining the phrase 'being present in a subject', we stated' that we meant 'otherwise than as parts in a whole'.

But the remainder of the chapter consists of a barrage of arguments to the conclusion that universals are not substances.

To begin with, it is worth pointing out that Davidson is concerned only with the ontological status of events, and not substances.

This is about appearance, not substance.

It might create buzz, but not substance".

Most of this heritable influence is not substance-specific.

Hell no, this is all about style not substance.

This change is one of process, not substance".