display all the ideas for this combination of philosophers
17 ideas
12738 | Successful prediction shows proficiency in nature [Leibniz] |
7021 | If the world is theory-dependent, the theories themselves can't be theory-dependent [Heil] |
7026 | Science is sometimes said to classify powers, neglecting qualities [Heil] |
19387 | Hypotheses come from induction, which is comparison of experiences [Leibniz] |
5053 | The instances confirming a general truth are never enough to establish its necessity [Leibniz] |
12913 | Nature is explained by mathematics and mechanism, but the laws rest on metaphysics [Leibniz] |
19398 | Minds are best explained by their ends, and bodies by efficient causes [Leibniz] |
12755 | Final causes can help with explanations in physics [Leibniz] |
13195 | To explain a house we must describe its use, as well as its parts [Leibniz] |
20653 | Six reduction levels: groups, lives, cells, molecules, atoms, particles [Putnam/Oppenheim, by Watson] |
7060 | One form of explanation is by decomposition [Heil] |
13089 | To fully conceive the subject is to explain the resulting predicates and events [Leibniz] |
12729 | The cause of a change is not the real influence, but whatever gives a reason for the change [Leibniz] |
13092 | The essence of substance is the law of its changes, as in the series of numbers [Leibniz] |
12977 | We will only connect our various definitions of gold when we understand it more deeply [Leibniz] |
13158 | The Copernican theory is right because it is the only one offering a good explanation [Leibniz] |
12737 | Nature can be fully explained by final causes alone, or by efficient causes alone [Leibniz] |