10 ideas
14348 | An 'antidote' allows a manifestation to begin, but then blocks it [Corry] |
14347 | A 'finkish' disposition is one that is lost immediately after the appropriate stimulus [Corry] |
14350 | If a disposition is never instantiated, it shouldn't be part of our theory of nature [Corry] |
3061 | Anaxarchus said that he was not even sure that he knew nothing [Anaxarchus, by Diog. Laertius] |
14351 | Maybe an experiment unmasks an essential disposition, and reveals its regularities [Corry] |
19896 | It is not a law if not endorsed by the public [Hooker,R] |
19891 | Rule of law is superior to autonomy, because citizens can see what is expected [Hooker,R] |
19897 | Human laws must accord with the general laws of Nature [Hooker,R] |
14346 | Dispositional essentialism says fundamental laws of nature are strict, not ceteris paribus [Corry] |
17005 | Natural things observe certain laws, and things cannot do otherwise if they retain their forms [Hooker,R] |