Sentence examples for substance in general from inspiring English sources

These kinds of reflections led him to the relative and obscure idea of substance in general.

Since Berkeley, Locke's doctrine of the substratum or substance in general has been attacked as incoherent.

One is a 'notion of pure substance in general' (Essay II xxiii 2), the other 'ideas of particular sorts of substance' (II xxiii 3).

Both confront the problem of a substratum or substance in general, one that Locke notoriously finds vexing.[26] Newton dispenses with the problem more easily.

Locke's concept of substance in general is also a 'something I know not what.' Thus, on Ayers' interpretation 'substance in general' means something like 'whatever it is that supports qualities' while the real essence means 'this particular atomic constitution that explains this set of observable qualities'.

And for Leibniz, "substances cannot be conceived in their bare essence, devoid of activity; that activity is of the essence of substance in general" (New Essays A vi, 6, 65).

But in the second way, 'immaterial' is said of subsistent forms forms that subsist without matter like angels or spiritual substances in general.

Although there are no provisions in REACH that explicitly refer to nanomaterials, it covers nanomaterials since it deals with substances in general.

The low values for k seen for the forsterite in our work and for synthetic substances in general result in part from sample purity, but also from high quality polish and large sample size.

A European survey [7] where citizens should indicate whether they thought that certain products contained 'chemical substances' in general showed that it is also worthwhile to ask very simple and basic questions which do not require any previous knowledge.

Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) deals with chemical substances in general and although there are no special provisions that explicitly refer to nanomaterials, they are principally covered by REACH.