17 ideas
6855 | Interesting philosophers hardly every give you explicitly valid arguments [Martin,M] |
6856 | Valid arguments can be rejected by challenging the premises or presuppositions [Martin,M] |
6857 | An error theory of perception says our experience is not as it seems to be [Martin,M] |
22189 | Why abandon a theory if you don't have a better one? [Gorham] |
22190 | If a theory is more informative it is less probable [Gorham] |
22192 | Is Newton simpler with universal simultaneity, or Einstein simpler without absolute time? [Gorham] |
22194 | Structural Realism says mathematical structures persist after theory rejection [Gorham] |
22195 | Structural Realists must show the mathematics is both crucial and separate [Gorham] |
22196 | For most scientists their concepts are not just useful, but are meant to be true and accurate [Gorham] |
22197 | Theories aren't just for organising present experience if they concern the past or future [Gorham] |
22193 | Consilience makes the component sciences more likely [Gorham] |
24073 | Capitalists use their exceptional power to impose their own rules, and make the state their ally [Davies,W] |
24071 | Markets are transparent, with known prices and activity, and minimal profits [Davies,W] |
24070 | Economies have material, economic and capitalist layers [Davies,W] |
24072 | Capitalism is the anti-market, with opacity, monopolies, powers, exceptional profits and wealth [Davies,W] |
24074 | Capitalism must mainly rely either on the labour market, or on the financial markets [Davies,W] |
22198 | Aristotelian physics has circular celestial motion and linear earthly motion [Gorham] |