15 ideas
22334 | Analysis must include definitions, search for simples, concept analysis, and Kant's analysis [Glock] |
12797 | If plural variables have 'some values', then non-count variables have 'some value' [Laycock] |
12794 | Plurals are semantical but not ontological [Laycock] |
17694 | Some non-count nouns can be used for counting, as in 'several wines' or 'fewer cheeses' [Laycock] |
17695 | Some apparent non-count words can take plural forms, such as 'snows' or 'waters' [Laycock] |
12792 | The category of stuff does not suit reference [Laycock] |
12799 | Descriptions of stuff are neither singular aggregates nor plural collections [Laycock] |
12818 | We shouldn't think some water retains its identity when it is mixed with air [Laycock] |
12795 | Parts must be of the same very general type as the wholes [Laycock] |
22332 | German and British idealism is not about individual ideas, but the intelligibility of reality [Glock] |
16861 | A false theory could hardly rival the explanatory power of natural selection [Darwin] |
17696 | 'Humility is a virtue' has an abstract noun, but 'water is a liquid' has a generic concrete noun [Laycock] |
22336 | We might say that the family resemblance is just a consequence of meaning-as-use [Glock] |
22335 | The variety of uses of 'game' may be that it has several meanings, and isn't a single concept [Glock] |
12791 | It is said that proper reference is our intellectual link with the world [Laycock] |