User talk:Thomas Ash

Welcome!

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Hi Thomas,

The philosophy articles that you've added (e.g., on ideas and substance) just are not long enough to be retained. We do have a minimum length requirement, even for short ("stub") starter entries. See CZ:Stubs. The text you've added would be better made into Definitions on Related Articles pages. Unfortunately, we'll have to your entries (or move them to the corresponding definition page) if they aren't expanded very soon.

Also, your description of the use of 'idea' in philosophy is much too narrow; it covers only one of many senses in which the term was used, just in the Early Modern period. --