Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Lynch,MP/Glasgow,JM, E.J. Lowe and J.M.E. McTaggart
expand these ideas
|
start again
|
choose
another area for these philosophers
display all the ideas for this combination of philosophers
5 ideas
2. Reason / D. Definition / 6. Definition by Essence
16539
|
A definition of a circle will show what it is, and show its generating principle [Lowe]
|
16540
|
Defining an ellipse by conic sections reveals necessities, but not the essence of an ellipse [Lowe]
|
16548
|
An essence is what an entity is, revealed by a real definition; this is not an entity in its own right [Lowe]
|
2. Reason / D. Definition / 11. Ostensive Definition
16549
|
Simple things like 'red' can be given real ostensive definitions [Lowe]
|
2. Reason / D. Definition / 12. Paraphrase
8262
|
How can a theory of meaning show the ontological commitments of two paraphrases of one idea? [Lowe]
|