Sentence examples for not substances from inspiring English sources

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

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".

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.

Since Norris holds that our clear and distinct mental propositions track ideal propositions, we can conclude that shape and dimensions are not substances, but modes.

On this use, Hume's impressions and ideas are not substances, even though they are the building blocks of what constitutes 'being' for his world.

This is about appearance, not substance.

It might create buzz, but not substance".

Hell no, this is all about style not substance.

This change is one of process, not substance".

"High office teaches decision making, not substance," Henry A. Kissinger once observed.