11 ideas
13795 | Properties only have identity in the context of their contraries [Elder] |
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] |
13798 | Maybe we should give up the statue [Elder] |
13797 | The loss of an essential property means the end of an existence [Elder] |
13794 | Essential properties by nature occur in clusters or packages [Elder] |
13796 | Essential properties are bound together, and would be lost together [Elder] |
14351 | Maybe an experiment unmasks an essential disposition, and reveals its regularities [Corry] |
7907 | Human killing is worse if the victim is virtuous [Buddhaghosa] |
14346 | Dispositional essentialism says fundamental laws of nature are strict, not ceteris paribus [Corry] |